Bristol, England, United Kingdom climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Bristol, England, United Kingdom, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 21°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 2°C.
Bristol is a city and ceremonial county in South West England. It is located on the River Avon, and bordered by Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south with a short coastline on the Bristol Channel to the west. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-24. Each reading placed on Bristol, England, United Kingdom's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Bristol average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is January (3 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| February | 8°C | 2°C | 3 mm |
| March | 10°C | 4°C | 3 mm |
| April | 13°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| May | 16°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| June | 19°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 21°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 21°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| September | 18°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| October | 14°C | 8°C | 3 mm |
| November | 10°C | 5°C | 3 mm |
| December | 8°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 35°C on 2022-07-18
- Coldest day on record: -14°C on 1982-01-14
Percentiles compare each day to Bristol, England, United Kingdom's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →