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30-year climate normals

Benton County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 28.3°F.

Benton County gets 51.64" of precipitation a year and 2.7" of snow, and 28% of it falls in Apr, May, Jun.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 48.6° 28.3° 4.10" 1.0"
February 53.5° 32.1° 4.41" 0.7"
March 62.5° 39.2° 4.50" 0.6"
April 72.1° 48.0° 4.39" 0.0"
May 79.2° 57.7° 5.40" 0.0"
June 86.2° 66.3° 4.57" 0.0"
July 89.5° 70.1° 4.05" 0.0"
August 89.5° 68.1° 3.82" 0.0"
September 83.6° 60.4° 3.43" 0.0"
October 73.3° 48.1° 4.13" 0.0"
November 61.3° 38.1° 4.02" 0.1"
December 51.6° 32.5° 4.82" 0.3"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 28% falling in the wettest three months (Apr, May, Jun).

January 4.10"
February 4.41"
March 4.50"
April 4.39"
May 5.40"
June 4.57"
July 4.05"
August 3.82"
September 3.43"
October 4.13"
November 4.02"
December 4.82"
Annual total 51.64"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 1,732
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 3,526
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.47¢/kWh, Tennessee average $251
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $179

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Benton County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Benton County?

Benton County averages a high of 89.5°F in July and a low of 28.3°F in January. Annual precipitation is 51.64 inches, including 2.7 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Benton County?

The wettest stretch is Apr, May, Jun, which accounts for 28% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Benton County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.5°F. That drives 1,732 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Benton County?

Yes. Benton County averages 2.7 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CAMDEN, TN US (USC00401352), 1.5 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Tennessee residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.