Bentonville weather in January

In January, Bentonville sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 29°F, with 2.6 in of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bentonville's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bentonville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
46°
12th warmest
Overnight low
29°
1st coldest
Precipitation
2.6 in
7.2 wet days
Daylight
9 h 48 min
7:33 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover
55%
8th clearest
Wind
8 mph
5th windiest
Solar energy
2.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Bentonville is city and county seat of Benton, Arkansas, United States.

Density
542/km²
people per km²
Founded
1873

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°F through the month.

A typical January day in Bentonville reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 29°F overnight — a 17°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°F and 61°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Bentonville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bentonville weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan46° / 29°2.67.21.89.81.4
Feb51° / 32°2.67.31.510.62.6
Mar60° / 40°4.210.21.111.74.7
Apr68° / 49°5.210.9012.96.2
May76° / 58°5.312.90.113.96.4
Jun84° / 67°4.111014.45.5
Jul89° / 70°3.19.8014.24.4
Aug88° / 69°3.09.1013.44.7
Sep81° / 61°3.87.8012.26.8
Oct70° / 50°3.88.5011.17.0
Nov58° / 40°3.380.410.14.5
Dec48° / 32°2.87.51.49.61.9

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 50%.

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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bentonville gets around 2.6 in of rain and snow over 7.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 23% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 36 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 30 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:33 AM to 7:26 AM, and sunset from 5:07 PM to 5:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.67:335:07
29.67:335:07
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.23 kWh/m² to a high of 6.54 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 2.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
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Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bentonville?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bentonville.

What to pack for Bentonville in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Bentonville sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 29°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bentonville in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bentonville peaks around July 12 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJul 12UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar6High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bentonville in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bentonville is worst in July — around 19 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 3.0× the cleanest month (November, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodGoodModerateGoodJul 1518 µg/m³Nov 236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan7Good
Feb9Good
Mar12Moderate
Apr11Good
May13Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep11Good
Oct7Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bentonville?

Bentonville sits at 36.4°N, 94.2°W, 1,296 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Rogers, 5.6 mi away.

Topography around Bentonville

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Bentonville.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bentonville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 259 ft around an average of 1,280 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 531 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,877 ft.

The land around Bentonville is covered by trees (45%), artificial surfaces (29%) and grassland (21%) within 2 miles, trees (50%) and grassland (36%) within 10 miles, and trees (59%) and grassland (34%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
259 ft
10 miles
531 ft
50 miles
1,877 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Rogers 5.6 mi · Bella Vista 8.1 mi · Springdale 14 mi · Fayetteville 22 mi · Siloam Springs 22 mi · Joplin 52 mi · Tahlequah 53 mi · Van Buren 65 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bentonville (36.3728°, -94.2088°, elevation 1,296 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).