Humid subtropical
Bristol, Virginia
Bristol County, Virginia · Population 17k · 1,683 ft elevation
Living in Bristol
Bristol has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 47″ 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 28 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
- 17k
- Elevation
- 1,683 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 44°F41th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 47″63th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,657 hrs33th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $169k24th percentile
- Median rent
- $775/mo11th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.77%33th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.8%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 76%4th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 77%90th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 502 per 100k88th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,692 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 90th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- 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 | 25°F | 3.8″ | 3.0″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 49°F | 27°F | 3.9″ | 3.0″ | 154 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 34°F | 4.5″ | 1.1″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 69°F | 42°F | 4.4″ | 0.1″ | 235 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 51°F | 4.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 60°F | 4.3″ | — | 282 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 63°F | 4.7″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 62°F | 3.8″ | — | 271 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 56°F | 3.3″ | — | 235 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 44°F | 2.8″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Nov | 58°F | 34°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 196 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 28°F | 4.2″ | 1.7″ | 161 hrs |
Near Bristol
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology