Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Bristol weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Bristol, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 2022-07-18; its coldest fell to -14°C on 1982-01-14.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
14°C2022-01-01
-7°C1982-01-14
12°C2022-01-01
-14°C1982-01-14
February
18°C2019-02-26
-3°C1991-02-07
12°C2004-02-03
-10°C1991-02-10
March
21°C2021-03-30
-2°C2018-03-01
12°C2017-03-30
-6°C1986-03-03
April
26°C2003-04-16
2°C1981-04-26
12°C2018-04-18
-3°C1996-04-02
May
30°C2026-05-26
8°C1996-05-19
16°C2012-05-25
0°C1997-05-07
June
32°C2026-06-25
11°C2019-06-11
20°C2026-06-25
2°C1991-06-04
July
35°C2022-07-18
14°C2015-07-24
21°C2022-07-19
6°C2015-07-31
August
33°C1990-08-03
14°C1986-08-03
20°C2003-08-05
6°C2014-08-21
September
29°C2023-09-07
10°C1986-09-15
19°C2023-09-07
2°C2018-09-25
October
26°C2011-10-01
6°C2018-10-27
17°C2023-10-01
-2°C2008-10-29
November
17°C2005-11-02
-1°C1993-11-23
14°C2010-11-04
-6°C1983-11-23
December
15°C2015-12-20
-4°C1981-12-12
14°C2015-12-26
-13°C1981-12-12

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
18°C2019-02-26
-7°C1982-01-14
14°C2015-12-26
-14°C1982-01-14
Spring (Mar–May)
30°C2026-05-26
-2°C2018-03-01
16°C2012-05-25
-6°C1986-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C2022-07-18
11°C2019-06-11
21°C2022-07-19
2°C1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
29°C2023-09-07
-1°C1993-11-23
19°C2023-09-07
-6°C1983-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Bristol has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 2022-07-18
Lowest -7°C 1982-01-14

Low

Highest 21°C 2022-07-19
Lowest -14°C 1982-01-14

Feels-like

Highest 43°C 2026-06-25
Lowest -24°C 1981-12-13

Humidity

Highest 17.8 g/m³ 2026-06-24
Lowest 2.1 g/m³ 1982-01-14

Wind

Highest 66 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 4 km/h 2009-10-13

Gust

Highest 133 km/h 1990-01-25
Lowest 10 km/h 1985-02-21

Precip

Wettest 40 mm 2025-11-14
Driest 9-day dry spell 2022-08-06

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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