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United States / Virginia / Kingsport-Bristol Metro Area / Bristol City County / Bristol / Zip Codes
Bristol, VA has a humid subtropical climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperatures in the summer months range from the low 80's to the low 90's, and in the winter months average highs are in the 40's to lower 50's. Rainfall is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of just under 42 inches per year. Snowfall is minimal, usually only totaling around 4 inches annually.

Bristol, Virginia gets 44 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bristol averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Bristol. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bristol gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 134 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 24
Rain: averages 44 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bristol is 7.4 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Virginia.

8.3 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Bristol, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBristol, VirginiaUnited States
  44.1 in.38.1 in.
  12.3 in.27.8 in.
  134.2 days106.2 days
  204 days205 days
  85.1°85.8°
  24.2°21.7°
  7.47
  4.54.3
  1680 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Bristol with an average high temperature of 85.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In Bristol, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bristol are September, May and June.
In Bristol, there are 12.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bristol with an average of 24.2°. This is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Bristol, there are 102.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Virginia.
In Bristol, there are 1.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.
The humidity is usually acceptable in Bristol but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most uncomfortably humid months in Bristol.
July is the wettest month in Bristol with 5.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Winter, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 44.1 inches in Bristol means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.
May is the rainiest month in Bristol with 12.5 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 134.2 rainy days annually in Bristol, which is one of the rainiest places in Virginia. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Winter with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 12.3 inches in Bristol means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in Bristol with 4.7 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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Brad · Bristol, VA
Life hack if you are new to the area
Over 5 years ago

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Courtney · Bristol, VA
Not for me
Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Courtney · Bristol, VA
If you’re on meth then it’s the town for you!
Over 6 years ago

Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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