Benton weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Benton, Louisiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Shreveport Downtown Airport, 17 km from Benton; records cover 1997–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 48.9 in1241 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 3
- First fall freeze
- Nov 16
- Heating degree days
- 1,947
- Cooling degree days
- 2,892
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 24°−4° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Benton in January
Highs average 59°15° and lows 39°4°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2022)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 511
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Benton in February
Highs average 62°17° and lows 42°6°, with 4.3 in109 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2025)
- Record low
- 3°−16° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 368
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Benton in March
Highs average 70°21° and lows 49°10°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2026)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 212
- Cooling degree days
- 43
Benton in April
Highs average 78°25° and lows 56°13°, with 4.7 in118 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2011)
- Record low
- 34°1° (2003)
- Heating degree days
- 65
- Cooling degree days
- 120
Benton in May
Highs average 85°30° and lows 66°19°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1998)
- Record low
- 40°4° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 326
Benton in June
Highs average 92°33° and lows 73°23°, with 4.4 in111 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2011)
- Record low
- 57°14° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 516
Benton in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 76°24°, with 3.6 in90 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1998)
- Record low
- 63°17° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 629
Benton in August
Highs average 95°35° and lows 75°24°, with 2.7 in67 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2011)
- Record low
- 58°14° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 621
Benton in September
Highs average 90°32° and lows 68°20°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2000)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 420
Benton in OctoberThis month
Highs average 79°26° and lows 57°14°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2019)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2017)
- Heating degree days
- 62
- Cooling degree days
- 158
Benton in November
Highs average 68°20° and lows 47°8°, with 4 in101 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2017)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 256
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Benton in December
Highs average 60°16° and lows 41°5°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2004)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 466
- Cooling degree days
- 10