Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Bensonhurst, NY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Bensonhurst typically lands in that in-between zone — average highs around 54° and lows near 38°, cool enough to feel like winter isn't fully gone. The date has seen wild swings though: a 77° scorcher back in 1910, and a brutal 20° low recorded in 1874. There's roughly a 4-in-10 chance of rain today, so keep an umbrella close.
Bensonhurst's weather history is a story of extremes — from a sweltering 102° on July 9, 1936 to a bone-chilling -14° on February 9, 1934, a spread of 116 degrees between the all-time high and low. The wettest single day on record dumped 8.01 inches of rain on October 9, 1903, and the snowiest dropped 25.6 inches the day after Christmas in 1947.
Summer is the clear sweet spot here, with highs peaking around 82–83° in mid-July before gradually easing into a pleasant fall. Winter is cold but not brutal, with average highs holding in the upper 30s from late January through February. If you're trying to avoid rain, no month is truly dry — but August is statistically the wettest stretch of the year.