Bristol, WI

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from PADDOCK LAKE, WI US.

Dfb Warm-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bristol has an annual average temperature of 47.4°F with about 37.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 82.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.38 in) and January the driest (1.73 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,750
Cooling need
405

Best time to visit Bristol

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

175 of 366 (47.8%) 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.

2000s
90
2010s
175
2020s
101

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 28.8°F 12.9°F 20.8°F 1.73 in 10
February 32.5°F 16.1°F 24.3°F 2.16 in 9
March 43.7°F 25.2°F 34.5°F 2.41 in 9
April 55.8°F 35.0°F 45.4°F 4.28 in 11
May 68.1°F 46.0°F 57.0°F 4.38 in 12
June 78.1°F 56.0°F 67.0°F 4.26 in 12
July 82.5°F 60.7°F 71.6°F 3.49 in 9
August 80.4°F 59.3°F 69.9°F 3.56 in 10
September 73.7°F 51.2°F 62.4°F 3.62 in 9
October 60.9°F 40.2°F 50.6°F 3.05 in 11
November 46.4°F 29.1°F 37.8°F 2.56 in 9
December 34.8°F 19.6°F 27.2°F 2.03 in 11

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