Hot-summer humid continental
Bristol, Connecticut
Hartford County, Connecticut · Population 61k · 312 ft elevation
Living in Bristol
Bristol has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (59% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 31 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bristol at a glance
- Population
- 61k
- Elevation
- 312 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 40°F19th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,646 hrs32th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $252k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,305/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $83k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 2.13%91th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 6.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.368th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 38%38th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%
- Violent crime rate
- 53 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 647 per 100k
- Outdoor access
- 4645th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 18°F | 3.6″ | 11.1″ | 158 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 19°F | 3.4″ | 11.8″ | 166 hrs |
| Mar | 47°F | 27°F | 4.2″ | 5.5″ | 201 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 37°F | 4.3″ | 0.5″ | 224 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 4.2″ | — | 252 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 57°F | 4.8″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 4.4″ | — | 320 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 61°F | 5.1″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Sep | 76°F | 53°F | 5.0″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 5.7″ | 0.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 33°F | 3.9″ | 0.8″ | 169 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 25°F | 4.8″ | 8.3″ | 141 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology