Virginia · county areal climate 1951–2025

Bristol city, VA

A 56.3°F / 46.3" normal · 2025 ran -0.1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running +1°F (54.7°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 11th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 84% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

56.3°F
annual mean · 46.3" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

-0.1°F
56.2°F · 46.0" (99% of normal)

Warmest Year

57.9°F
2024 · coldest 53.2°F (1963)

Wettest Year

60.7in
2020 · driest 28.7" (2007)

Hottest Day

101.3°F
Jun 30 · 2012

Coldest Day

-16.4°F
Jan 22 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

3.08in
Mar 12 · 1963

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

36°
J
40°
F
48°
M
56°
A
64°
M
71°
J
74°
J
74°
A
68°
S
57°
O
47°
N
40°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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