2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
La Junta, CO vs Bentonville, AR

Highlights

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Bentonville. La Junta averages 256 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bentonville, Arkansas gets 47.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. La Junta, Colorado gets 13.1 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Bentonville averages 9.2 inches of snow per year. La Junta averages 29.1 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Bentonville, Arkansas
Summer High: the July high is around 89.7 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24.7
Rain: averages 47.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9.2 inches of snow a year

La Junta, Colorado
Summer High: the July high is around 92.9 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14.8
Rain: averages 13.1 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 29.1 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bentonville is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Arkansas.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for La Junta is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Colorado.

Today's Weather - La Junta, CO

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Today's Weather - Bentonville, AR

42°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: La Junta / Bentonville

July is the hottest month for La Junta with an average high temperature of 92.9°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Colorado. In La Junta, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for La Junta are May, September and October.

August is the hottest month for Bentonville with an average high temperature of 90.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Arkansas. In Bentonville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bentonville are May, September and June.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for La Junta with an average of 14.8°. This is about average compared to other places in Colorado.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bentonville with an average of 24.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In La Junta, there are 66.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Colorado.

In Bentonville, there are 41.0 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Arkansas.

In La Junta, there are 152.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.

In Bentonville, there are 92.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

In La Junta, there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Colorado.

In Bentonville, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Arkansas.

July is the wettest month in La Junta with 2.2 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.1 inches in La Junta means that it is drier than most places in Colorado.


May is the wettest month in Bentonville with 5.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 2.6 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 30% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 47.5 inches in Bentonville means that it is drier than most places in Arkansas.

July is the rainiest month in La Junta with 6.8 days of rain, and November is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 58.9 rainy days annually in La Junta, which is one of the least rainy places in Colorado. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

May is the rainiest month in Bentonville with 11.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 6.1 rainy days. There are 94.8 rainy days annually in Bentonville, which is about average compared to other places in Arkansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 21% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 29.1 inches in La Junta means that it is less snowy than most places in Colorado.

An annual snowfall of 9.2 inches in Bentonville means that it is one of the snowiest places in Arkansas.

March is the snowiest month in La Junta with 6.2 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.

January is the snowiest month in Bentonville with 2.8 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.