Benton weather in January: Benton, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Benton in January has a normal high of 53°F and a normal low of 31°F, a daily mean of 42°F, rising from 52°F on the 1st to 54°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 3.84 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 11°C and low of −1°C, 98 mm of precipitation and 2 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBenton
- Station IDUSC00030582
- Location34.57°N 92.60°W
- Elevation310 ft (95 m)
- Population38,088
- Jan 53° 31°
- Feb 57° 34°
- Mar 66° 41°
- Apr 75° 50°
- May 82° 60°
- Jun 89° 69°
- Jul 93° 72°
- Aug 93° 71°
- Sep 87° 63°
- Oct 76° 51°
- Nov 64° 40°
- Dec 55° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Benton in January?
The normal high is 53°F and the normal low 31°F, for a daily mean of 41.6°F. January is 2.4°F cooler than December and 4.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Benton and the 10th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 52°F on January 1 to 54°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 2.9°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 39°F and 45°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 31°F | 21% | 18% |
| January 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 17% |
| January 15 | 52°F | 30°F | 20% | 17% |
| January 22 | 53°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% |
| January 31 | 54°F | 32°F | 19% | 16% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 9)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 52°F | 31°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 2 | 52°F | 31°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 3 | 52°F | 31°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 4 | 52°F | 31°F | 21% | 18% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 18% | 10 h |
| January 6 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 7 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 8 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 9 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 10 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 11 | 52°F | 30°F | 21% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 12 | 52°F | 30°F | 20% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 13 | 52°F | 30°F | 20% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 14 | 52°F | 30°F | 20% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 15 | 52°F | 30°F | 20% | 17% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 52°F | 30°F | 20% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 17 | 52°F | 30°F | 20% | 17% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 18 | 52°F | 30°F | 20% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 19 | 53°F | 30°F | 20% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 20 | 53°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 21 | 53°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 22 | 53°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 53°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 53°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 25 | 53°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 26 | 53°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 27 | 54°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 28 | 54°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 54°F | 31°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 54°F | 32°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
| January 31 | 54°F | 32°F | 19% | 16% | 10 h 30 min |
- Normal high
- 53°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 31°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 3.84 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 0.6 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 19
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 10 h 30 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 2
- Sunshine
- 70%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00030582; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Benton in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around January 1 (21%). In all, 3.84 in falls on 6 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Benton, 19 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 0.6 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00030582.
What are the records for January in Benton?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1907) is 83°F, on January 25, 1950; the coldest is −12°F, on January 11, 1962. The wettest January brought 15.91 in (1937); the snowiest, 14.5 inches (1988).
The January mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 41.6°F: 2021 42.2°F (+0.6), 2024 36.9°F (−4.7), 2025 37.4°F (−4.2), 2026 41.1°F (−0.5). 1 of 4 ran warmer than normal.
| January | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.2°F | +0.6°F | 5.00 in |
| 2024 | 36.9°F | −4.7°F | 10.50 in |
| 2025 | 37.4°F | −4.2°F | 2.71 in |
| 2026 | 41.1°F | −0.5°F | 2.40 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00030582; recent months: ACIS, station USC00030582. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Benton compare across Arkansas?
Across the 86 places PlainClimate covers in Arkansas, January normal highs run from 42°F in Deer to 57°F in Crossett; Benton's is 53°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.