Bentonville weather in January: Bentonville, Arkansas: normal highs, lows, rain and records for January
Bentonville in January has a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 24°F, a daily mean of 35°F, rising from 46°F on the 1st to 48°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal January, 2.70 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 8°C and low of −4°C, 69 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in January.
- NOAA stationBentonville (4 mi S)
- Station IDUSC00030586
- Location36.32°N 94.22°W
- Elevation1,220 ft (372 m)
- Population61,791
- Jan 46° 24°
- Feb 51° 27°
- Mar 60° 36°
- Apr 69° 44°
- May 77° 54°
- Jun 85° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 90° 65°
- Sep 82° 57°
- Oct 71° 46°
- Nov 59° 36°
- Dec 49° 27°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bentonville in January?
The normal high is 46°F and the normal low 24°F, for a daily mean of 35.2°F. January is 2.9°F cooler than December and 4.1°F cooler than February. January is the 12th warmest month of the year in Bentonville and the 11th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high rises 2°F, from 46°F on January 1 to 48°F on January 31. From one year to the next January's mean temperature typically moves about 3.5°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Januarys in three average between 32°F and 39°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 19%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% |
| January 8 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% |
| January 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 13% |
| January 22 | 46°F | 24°F | 18% | 13% |
| January 31 | 48°F | 24°F | 18% | 14% |
Every day of January: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon January 31, coldest night January 18)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 2 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 3 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 40 min |
| January 4 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 5 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 15% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 6 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 7 | 46°F | 25°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 8 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 9 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 10 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 11 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 12 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 13 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 14 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 9 h 50 min |
| January 15 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 16 | 46°F | 24°F | 19% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 17 | 46°F | 24°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 18 | 46°F | 24°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 19 | 46°F | 24°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 20 | 46°F | 24°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 21 | 46°F | 24°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h |
| January 22 | 46°F | 24°F | 18% | 13% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 23 | 46°F | 24°F | 18% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 24 | 47°F | 24°F | 18% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 25 | 47°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 26 | 47°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 27 | 47°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 10 min |
| January 28 | 47°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 29 | 47°F | 24°F | 19% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 30 | 48°F | 24°F | 18% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
| January 31 | 48°F | 24°F | 18% | 14% | 10 h 20 min |
- Normal high
- 46°FJanuary average
- Normal low
- 24°FJanuary average
- Precipitation
- 2.70 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.2 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 24
- Daylight
- 9 h 40 min to 10 h 20 minJanuary 1 to January 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 71%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USC00030586; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Bentonville in January?
On a given January day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 19% on average, highest around January 1 (19%). In all, 2.70 in falls on 6 days of a normal January, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal January in Bentonville, 24 nights fall to freezing, 4 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.2 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal January, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USC00030586.
What are the records for January in Bentonville?
The warmest January temperature on this station's record (since 1943) is 76°F, on January 24, 1950; the coldest is −15°F, on January 11, 1977. The wettest January brought 6.93 in (2005); the snowiest, 18.0 inches (1977).
Source: records: ACIS, station USC00030586. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does January in Bentonville 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; Bentonville's is 46°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Bentonville in December49°F by day, 27°F at night
- Bentonville in February51°F by day, 27°F at night
- Bentonville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Arkansas in JanuaryThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Crossett: Arkansas's warmest Januarynormal high 57°F