Benton, California Weather
Benton, California — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Benton, Mono County.
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About Benton, California
Benton lies at the southern edge of a broad, sun-baked basin, a place where the Sierra Nevada mountains begin their slow, patient descent into Nevada. It lies 88.6 miles north-east of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 29.5 miles east-north-east of Mammoth Lakes. The landscape here is one of stark beauty, a canvas of ochre earth and pale, scrubby vegetation clinging to the arid slopes. Jagged peaks, often dusted with snow even in early summer, form a formidable backdrop, their granite faces catching the harsh desert light. Sagebrush, tough and resilient, is the dominant green, punctuated by the occasional hardy juniper, its branches gnarled like ancient hands. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, mineral scent, a perfume of dust and distant rock. The story of Benton is etched in the land, a testament to the persistent human spirit in a challenging environment. This is a place shaped by the echoes of mining booms, where veins of silver and gold once promised fortune, leaving behind ghost towns and a lingering sense of what might have been. Today, the economy of Benton is more measured, tied to ranching and the quiet sustenance of a few hardy souls who understand the rhythms of this high desert country. A few scattered ranches, their weathered barns and fences stark against the wide sky, speak of generations who have worked this unforgiving soil. The silence here is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind and the occasional call of a hawk circling overhead, a reminder of the wildness that still holds sway.
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| Location | Benton, Mono County, California |
| Coordinates | 37.819099°N, 118.476509°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 93512 |
| Area Code | 760 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benton, California Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benton, California, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Benton includes coordinates 37.819099°N, 118.476509°W, situated in Mono County. ZIP code 93512. Telephone area code: 760. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
