Benton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Benton, Arkansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at BENTON, 3 km from Benton; records cover 1907–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 53.4 in1357 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.3 in3.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 24
- First fall freeze
- Nov 10
- Heating degree days
- 2,994
- Cooling degree days
- 2,150
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 16°−9° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Benton in January
Highs average 53°11° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation and 0.6 in1.5 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1950)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 728
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Benton in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1989)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1951)
- Heating degree days
- 542
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Benton in March
Highs average 66°19° and lows 41°5°, with 5.1 in128 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1974)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 368
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Benton in April
Highs average 75°24° and lows 50°10°, with 5.6 in143 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 95°35° (1943)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 142
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Benton in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 60°15°, with 5.2 in133 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1911)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 28
- Cooling degree days
- 201
Benton in June
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°20°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1954)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 414
Benton in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 72°22°, with 4.2 in106 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1986)
- Record low
- 50°10° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 546
Benton in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 71°22°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2011)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 518
Benton in September
Highs average 87°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1943)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 10
- Cooling degree days
- 302
Benton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 76°24° and lows 51°11°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1938)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 130
- Cooling degree days
- 84
Benton in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 40°5°, with 4.8 in121 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1909)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 393
- Cooling degree days
- 9
Benton in December
Highs average 55°13° and lows 33°1°, with 4.9 in125 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1939)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 653
- Cooling degree days
- 2