Geography and Climate
Bristol is located in the northeast corner of Tennessee, at 36°34′9″N 82°11′51″W / 36.56917°N 82.1975°W / 36.56917; -82.1975 (36.569135, -82.197489).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.5 square miles (76.4 km2), of which 29.4 square miles (76.1 km2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km2) (0.44%) is water.
| Climate data for Bristol, Tennessee | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 79 (26) |
80 (27) |
85 (29) |
89 (32) |
92 (33) |
97 (36) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
100 (38) |
90 (32) |
81 (27) |
78 (26) |
102 (39) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 43.7 (6.5) |
48.0 (8.9) |
58.9 (14.9) |
67.4 (19.7) |
75.2 (24.0) |
82.2 (27.9) |
84.6 (29.2) |
84.1 (28.9) |
79.1 (26.2) |
69.1 (20.6) |
58.2 (14.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
66.6 (19.2) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 24.3 (−4.3) |
26.8 (−2.9) |
35.4 (1.9) |
43.0 (6.1) |
51.6 (10.9) |
59.9 (15.5) |
64.1 (17.8) |
63.1 (17.3) |
56.6 (13.7) |
44.2 (6.8) |
35.9 (2.2) |
28.2 (−2.1) |
44.4 (6.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −21 (−29) |
−15 (−26) |
−2 (−19) |
21 (−6) |
30 (−1) |
38 (3) |
48 (9) |
43 (6) |
34 (1) |
20 (−7) |
5 (−15) |
−9 (−23) |
−21 (−29) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.37 (85.6) |
3.57 (90.7) |
3.44 (87.4) |
3.33 (84.6) |
3.80 (96.5) |
3.90 (99.1) |
4.69 (119.1) |
3.47 (88.1) |
2.99 (75.9) |
2.10 (53.3) |
3.10 (78.7) |
3.37 (85.6) |
41.13 (1,044.7) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 5.2 (13.2) |
4.2 (10.7) |
2.3 (5.8) |
0.4 (1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.9 (2.3) |
2.6 (6.6) |
15.6 (39.6) |
| Source #1: http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/tennessee/bristol-johnson-city/ | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USTN0055 | |||||||||||||
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