Humid subtropical
Bristol, Tennessee
Sullivan County, Tennessee · Population 27k · 1,604 ft elevation
Living in Bristol
Bristol has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 44″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 37 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Bristol: about 15% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,100 ft around town.
Bristol at a glance
- Population
- 27k
- Elevation
- 1,604 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 44″52th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,674 hrs34th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $183k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $764/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.80%36th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 349 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,919 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 15%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,133 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 26°F | 3.6″ | 3.0″ | 153 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 3.0″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 35°F | 4.0″ | 1.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 43°F | 3.8″ | 0.1″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 52°F | 3.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 60°F | 3.9″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 64°F | 5.0″ | — | 288 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 63°F | 3.8″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 2.8″ | — | 249 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 2.5″ | — | 220 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 34°F | 3.1″ | 0.3″ | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 29°F | 3.8″ | 1.7″ | 149 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