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United States / Indiana / Elkhart-Goshen Metro Area / Elkhart County / Bristol / Zip Codes
Bristol, IN has a humid continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average summer temperature in Bristol is around 73°F (22.8°C) while the average winter temperature is around 28°F (-2.2°C). Spring and fall are generally mild with temperatures ranging from 40-60°F (4-15°C). The area gets an average of 45 inches of precipitation per year, mostly during the spring and summer months. Severe weather such as tornadoes and thunderstorms are also common during this season.

Bristol, Indiana gets 39 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bristol averages 46 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 176 sunny days per year in Bristol. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bristol gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 135 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 39 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 46 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bristol is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Indiana.

9.1 Summer - 4.2 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Bristol, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBristol, IndianaUnited States
  39.3 in.38.1 in.
  45.9 in.27.8 in.
  134.9 days106.2 days
  176 days205 days
  83.1°85.8°
  16.8°21.7°
  6.87
  3.74.3
  771 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 83.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Indiana. In Bristol, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bristol are June, August and September.
In Bristol, there are 8.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Indiana.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bristol with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Indiana.
In Bristol, there are 130.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Indiana.
In Bristol, there are 6.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Indiana.
The humidity is usually comfortable 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. The most humid months are July, August and June.
August is the wettest month in Bristol with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.0 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 18% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 39.3 inches in Bristol means that it is drier than most places in Indiana.
December is the rainiest month in Bristol with 14.1 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 9.5 rainy days. There are 134.9 rainy days annually in Bristol, which is one of the rainiest places in Indiana. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 28% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 45.9 inches in Bristol means that it is one of the snowiest places in Indiana. December is the snowiest month in Bristol with 13.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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