Bristol (VA) monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Bristol

Bristol average temperature chart (Celsius) Bristol average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Bristol (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 6.1 8.3 14.2 19 23.4 27.2 28.6 28.3 25.5 19.8 14 8.4
°F 42.9 47 57.5 66.2 74.2 81 83.5 82.9 77.9 67.7 57.3 47.2

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Bristol monthly rainfall chart (mm) Bristol monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Bristol (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 83 88 97 88 101 93 112 87 85 71 78 86
inches 3.3 3.5 3.8 3.5 4 3.7 4.4 3.4 3.4 2.8 3.1 3.4
Rainy days 12 11 13 11 12 11 12 11 9 9 10 12

Average annual rainfall in Bristol: 1022.733mm (402.7 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Bristol

Bristol average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Bristol
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.4 6.2 7.2 8.5 8.9 9.4 8.9 8.3 7.6 7.3 5.7 5.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Bristol average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Bristol average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Bristol (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -5 -3.6 1.1 5.3 10.1 14.7 16.9 16.5 13 6.1 1.5 -2.7
Max °C 6.4 8.6 14.5 19.4 23.8 27.6 28.9 28.6 25.8 20.2 14.4 8.7
Min °F 23.1 25.5 34 41.5 50.1 58.4 62.4 61.6 55.4 42.9 34.6 27.1
Max °F 33.3 36.5 46 54.1 62.4 70 73.2 72.5 66.9 55.6 46.2 37.4

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Bristol average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Bristol average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Bristol in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 10.8 10 10.1 12.1 16.4 21.6 25.2 25.9 24.2 20.3 16.1 12.8
°F 51.4 50 50.2 53.8 61.5 70.9 77.3 78.6 75.6 68.5 60.9 55.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Bristol average winspeed by month (km/h) Bristol average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Bristol (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 15 15 15 14 12 10 10 9 10 11 13 14
mph 9 9 9 9 7 7 6 6 6 7 8 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Bristol relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Bristol
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
71% 68% 64% 62% 71% 74% 77% 78% 77% 72% 71% 72%

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Bristol weather stats

Bristol weather statistics
Hottest month: July 28.6°C 83.5°F
Driest month: October 71mm 2.8ins
Sunniest month: April 8.5hrs
Coldest month: January 6.1°C 43°F
Wettest month: July 112mm 4.4ins
Warmest sea: August 25.9°C 78.6°F
Map showing location of Bristol (36.59649, -82.18847) Bristol map pin © Google

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