Bristol climate

Bristol Weather in August

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Franklin Falls Dam, 15 km from Bristol

Average highs run from 82°F on August 1 to 77°F on August 31, and lows from 58°F to 53°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 4.07 in.

August day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Bristol, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

August at a glance

Average high
80°F
Average low
56°F
Precipitation
4.07 in
Record high
98°FAug 2, 1975
Record low
29°FAug 31, 1965
Chance of a freeze
0%
Days of 90°F or more
1.2
Daylight
14 h 34 min to 13 h 14 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
80%
Dew point
60°F
Wind
3.8 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Aug 182°F58°F89°F 195539°F 19870%
Aug 282°F58°F98°F 197537°F 19870%
Aug 381°F58°F91°F 200635°F 19530%
Aug 481°F58°F93°F 198841°F 19660%
Aug 581°F58°F92°F 198839°F 19720%
Aug 681°F58°F94°F 195538°F 19570%
Aug 781°F58°F90°F 196537°F 19940%
Aug 881°F58°F95°F 196539°F 19570%
Aug 981°F57°F93°F 198339°F 19890%
Aug 1081°F57°F90°F 198839°F 19890%
Aug 1181°F57°F91°F 198837°F 19990%
Aug 1280°F57°F92°F 200240°F 19870%
Aug 1380°F57°F93°F 200239°F 19920%
Aug 1480°F57°F94°F 200239°F 19610%
Aug 1580°F56°F97°F 200240°F 19610%
Aug 1680°F56°F97°F 200238°F 19560%
Aug 1780°F56°F93°F 195937°F 19610%
Aug 1880°F56°F97°F 198737°F 19570%
Aug 1979°F56°F94°F 200236°F 19680%
Aug 2079°F55°F89°F 197138°F 19880%
Aug 2179°F55°F90°F 195537°F 19840%
Aug 2279°F55°F92°F 195536°F 19690%
Aug 2379°F55°F92°F 195534°F 19880%
Aug 2479°F54°F88°F 195534°F 19880%
Aug 2578°F54°F89°F 195432°F 19870%
Aug 2678°F54°F93°F 195232°F 19870%
Aug 2778°F54°F96°F 195233°F 19890%
Aug 2878°F53°F96°F 195233°F 19890%
Aug 2977°F53°F93°F 195332°F 19820%
Aug 3077°F53°F93°F 195331°F 19860%
Aug 3177°F53°F98°F 196429°F 19650%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Bristol, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.00.21102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (EDT).

August 1
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 8:10 PM
August 31
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 7:24 PM

Every day of August: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00273182 (Franklin Falls Dam), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USC00276945, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.