Bristol weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Bristol, Virginia: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at ABINGDON 3S, 18 km from Bristol; records cover 1969–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 47.3 in1201 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 26
- First fall freeze
- Oct 22
- Heating degree days
- 4,609
- Cooling degree days
- 869
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 7°−14° (heating, 99%) and 91°33° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Bristol in January
Highs average 45°7° and lows 24°−4°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2022)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 945
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bristol in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2023)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 770
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bristol in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°0°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1985)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1980)
- Heating degree days
- 622
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bristol in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 41°5°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1986)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 326
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Bristol in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 50°10°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 92°33° (2022)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1977)
- Heating degree days
- 126
- Cooling degree days
- 58
Bristol in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 59°15°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2012)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1972)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 174
Bristol in July
Highs average 85°29° and lows 62°17°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1988)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1988)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 266
Bristol in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 61°16°, with 3.8 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1988)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 238
Bristol in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 55°13°, with 3.3 in84 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1998)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 52
- Cooling degree days
- 112
Bristol in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 43°6°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2019)
- Record low
- 18°−8° (1987)
- Heating degree days
- 300
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Bristol in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 33°0°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2003)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1970)
- Heating degree days
- 597
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Bristol in December
Highs average 48°9° and lows 27°−3°, with 4.2 in107 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1982)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 851
- Cooling degree days
- 0