Bristol, CT Weather & Climate Normals
Bristol's real weather, in one number
Bristol, CT scores 44/100 on this site's reading of NOAA's own 30-year normals: strongly seasonal. Comfortable weather is limited to a shorter window; summers, winters, or precipitation swing wide. 5 of the year's 12 months average between 55 and 75°F, the range this site counts as mild.
Bristol's hottest and coldest months
Bristol's hottest month is Jul, averaging 73°F; its coldest is Jan, averaging 27°F, a 46.2°F swing across the year, one of the widest gaps in this dataset.
Bristol's weather across the year
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 17°F | 3.65in | 11.1in |
| Feb | 39°F | 18°F | 3.36in | 11.8in |
| Mar | 47°F | 26°F | 4.22in | 5.5in |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 4.28in | 0.5in |
| May | 70°F | 47°F | 4.19in | 0in |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.83in | 0in |
| Jul | 84°F | 62°F | 4.44in | 0in |
| Aug | 82°F | 60°F | 5.14in | 0in |
| Sep | 75°F | 53°F | 5.01in | 0in |
| Oct | 63°F | 41°F | 5.66in | 0.6in |
| Nov | 52°F | 32°F | 3.87in | 0.8in |
| Dec | 41°F | 24°F | 4.81in | 8.3in |
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, and Sep are the best time to see Bristol at its mildest; the rest of the year, plan around Jan's cold.
Rain and snow in Bristol
Bristol averages 53.46in of precipitation a year across roughly 123 days with measurable rain or snow, and 38.6in of snow a year.
Where Bristol ranks
Bristol ranks 3683 of 4876 US cities in this dataset for comfort score, and 20 of 21 within CT. About 62,195 people live there.
If you need tomorrow's forecast, not the 30-year average
Everything above is a 30-year average from Burlington, CT US, 7.8 miles from Bristol, not a prediction for any specific day.
More on how this is worked out
What a 30-year climate normal actually is · Why this uses the nearest NOAA station