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Bristol averages 38.6 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (11.8″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 10 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 42 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.6″
<1
<1
5
42°F
November
0.8″
<1
1
16
32°F
December
8.3″
2
7
26
25°F
January
11.1″
3
13
28
19°F
February
11.8″
3
13
25
20°F
March
5.5″
2
9
21
28°F
April
0.5″
<1
<1
8
38°F
May
0″
0
0
1
48°F
Year
38.6″
10
42
129
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Burlington (9 mi from the city center, +194 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Meriden Markham Muni Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
38.6 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Burlington station, 9 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 11.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Bristol have?
About 129 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 19 °F.