Zip 24202 (Bristol, VA) Climate

Bristol, VA has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Temperatures vary throughout the year, ranging from an average low of 23°F in January to an average high of 86°F in July. Precipitation is relatively even throughout the year, with an average of 43 inches per year. The area experiences four distinct seasons, with spring and summer bringing warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine while fall and winter bring cooler temperatures and occasional snow or ice storms.

Bristol (zip 24202), Virginia gets 45 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bristol (zip 24202) averages 12 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 200 sunny days per year in Bristol (zip 24202). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bristol (zip 24202) 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 84 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 45 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 12 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 24202 zip code is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Virginia.

8.5 Summer - 5.7 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in the 24202 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Bristol, Virginia	United States
	44.6 in.	38.1 in.
	11.8 in.	27.8 in.
	135.4 days	106.2 days
	200 days	205 days
	84.2°	85.8°
	23.1°	21.7°
	7.3	7
	4.7	4.3
	1998 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 the 24202 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Virginia. In the 24202 zip code, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 24202 zip code are September, May and June.

In the 24202 zip code, there are 8.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Virginia.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 24202 zip code with an average of 23.1°. This is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24202 zip code, there are 110.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

In the 24202 zip code, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Virginia.

The humidity is usually acceptable in the 24202 zip code 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 the 24202 zip code.

July is the wettest month in the 24202 zip code with 5.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is October with 2.4 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 44.6 inches in the 24202 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Virginia.

May is the rainiest month in the 24202 zip code with 13.1 days of rain, and October is the driest month with only 8.4 rainy days. There are 135.4 rainy days annually in the 24202 zip code, 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 11.8 inches in the 24202 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Virginia. January is the snowiest month in the 24202 zip code with 4.7 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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