Warm-summer humid continental
Bristol, Wisconsin
Kenosha County, Wisconsin · Population 5.2k · 787 ft elevation
Living in Bristol
Bristol has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 13°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 38″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (43″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 28 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 20 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Bristol at a glance
- Population
- 5.2k
- Elevation
- 787 ft
- Average daily high
- 57°F7th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 38″32th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 43″83th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,611 hrs24th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $289k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,213/mo52th percentile
- Median household income
- $110k80th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.50%73th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 94%69th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.822th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8539th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 4141th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 394 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29°F | 13°F | 1.7″ | 15.7″ | 136 hrs |
| Feb | 33°F | 16°F | 2.2″ | 8.0″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 44°F | 25°F | 2.4″ | 5.8″ | 194 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 4.3″ | 1.5″ | 220 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 46°F | 4.4″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 4.3″ | — | 298 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 61°F | 3.5″ | — | 331 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 59°F | 3.6″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 51°F | 3.6″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 40°F | 3.0″ | 0.1″ | 187 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 29°F | 2.6″ | 3.1″ | 149 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 20°F | 2.0″ | 9.2″ | 123 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