Benson weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Benson, North Carolina: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at SMITHFIELD, 23 km from Benson; records cover 1892–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.4 in1254 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.8 in2 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 3
- First fall freeze
- Nov 4
- Heating degree days
- 3,076
- Cooling degree days
- 1,870
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 17°−8° (heating, 99%) and 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Benson in January
Highs average 54°12° and lows 31°0°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1932)
- Record low
- −5°−21° (1893)
- Heating degree days
- 698
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Benson in February
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°1°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1930)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 558
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Benson in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 39°4°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1945)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 416
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Benson in April
Highs average 74°23° and lows 48°9°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1916)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 179
- Cooling degree days
- 53
Benson in May
Highs average 81°27° and lows 57°14°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1941)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 43
- Cooling degree days
- 173
Benson in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 37°3° (2002)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 365
Benson in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 71°22°, with 5.5 in141 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1952)
- Record low
- 46°8° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 504
Benson in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 69°20°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1983)
- Record low
- 44°7° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 432
Benson in September
Highs average 84°29° and lows 63°17°, with 5.5 in140 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1954)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 259
Benson in OctoberThis month
Highs average 74°24° and lows 50°10°, with 3.2 in82 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1954)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 149
- Cooling degree days
- 62
Benson in November
Highs average 64°18° and lows 39°4°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1919)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 405
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Benson in December
Highs average 57°14° and lows 34°1°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1931)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 615
- Cooling degree days
- 3