Bristol, TN Snowfall C

First snow Dec 7 · Last snow Mar 6 · 8.8 in/yr · Station: BRISTOL AP

Avg First Snow

Dec 7

Median over 30 seasons 27d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 6

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

90 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

8.8 in

Rank #176 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 27 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.3

Nov

1.5

Dec

3.0

Jan

2.8

Feb

1.1

Mar

0.1

Apr

May

Jun

How Bristol Compares

Bristol snowfall vs Tennessee and U.S. medians
Measure	Bristol	Tennessee median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	8.8 in	4.5 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 7	Dec 31	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 6	Feb 22	Apr 3
Snow season length	90 days	53 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in Tennessee, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for BRISTOL AP (USW00013877), 0 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.