Bristol, TN
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BRISTOL TRI CITY AP, TN US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Bristol has an annual average temperature of 56.6°F with about 44 inches of precipitation per year and 9.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.3°F). July is typically the wettest month (5.00 in) and October the driest (2.52 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.
Best time to visit Bristol
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →74 of 366 (20.2%) of Bristol's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1930s | 13 | |
| 1940s | 62 | |
| 1950s | 63 | |
| 1960s | 17 | |
| 1970s | 25 | |
| 1980s | 37 | |
| 1990s | 21 | |
| 2000s | 27 | |
| 2010s | 71 | |
| 2020s | 30 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46.5°F | 26.3°F | 36.4°F | 3.65 in | 3.0 in | 13 |
| February | 50.9°F | 29.2°F | 40.0°F | 3.81 in | 3.0 in | 13 |
| March | 59.4°F | 35.4°F | 47.4°F | 3.96 in | 1.1 in | 14 |
| April | 69.4°F | 43.3°F | 56.4°F | 3.79 in | 0.1 in | 12 |
| May | 77.1°F | 52.3°F | 64.7°F | 3.82 in | — | 13 |
| June | 83.8°F | 60.7°F | 72.3°F | 3.92 in | — | 12 |
| July | 86.4°F | 64.7°F | 75.6°F | 5.00 in | — | 13 |
| August | 85.8°F | 63.2°F | 74.5°F | 3.76 in | — | 11 |
| September | 80.7°F | 56.4°F | 68.6°F | 2.84 in | — | 8 |
| October | 70.2°F | 44.3°F | 57.3°F | 2.52 in | — | 9 |
| November | 58.7°F | 34.2°F | 46.4°F | 3.14 in | 0.3 in | 10 |
| December | 49.5°F | 29.2°F | 39.3°F | 3.76 in | 1.7 in | 12 |
Climate twins of Bristol
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