Bartlesville, OK Climate


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Bartlesville, OK has a humid subtropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. July is the hottest month of the year with temperatures reaching into the mid-90s (°F) and January is usually the coldest month with temperatures dropping to just below freezing. The town receives abundant rainfall throughout the year, with over 40 inches per year on average. Bartlesville can also experience strong winds throughout most of the year due to its location in northern Oklahoma, near the border of Kansas. In late spring and early summer, severe thunderstorms are common, bringing heavy rains and strong winds that can cause damage in some areas.

Bartlesville, Oklahoma gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Bartlesville averages 10 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 230 sunny days per year in Bartlesville. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bartlesville gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 10 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Bartlesville is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.

6.1 Summer - 6.3 Winter
May, September and October are the most pleasant months in Bartlesville, while July and August are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateBartlesville, OklahomaUnited States
  41.9 in.38.1 in.
  9.7 in.27.8 in.
  77.8 days106.2 days
  230 days205 days
  92.3°85.8°
  22.6°21.7°
  7.27
  54.3
  702 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

August is the hottest month for Bartlesville with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In Bartlesville, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Bartlesville are May, September and October.
In Bartlesville, there are 57.6 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Bartlesville with an average of 22.6°. This is one of the coldest places in Oklahoma.
In Bartlesville, there are 98.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In Bartlesville, there are 1.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Bartlesville during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Bartlesville.
May is the wettest month in Bartlesville with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.9 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in Bartlesville means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in Bartlesville with 9.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 4.8 rainy days. There are 77.8 rainy days annually in Bartlesville, which is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 9.7 inches in Bartlesville means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in Bartlesville with 4.4 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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We moved here in August 2020. We were renting a 2100 sf home in bay area Ca for 2600 when the rent was going to market rate of 5,000. We ended up buying a home here  More

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When we moved here from the Minneapolis area, we looked forward to warmer weather and a lower cost of living. Yes, we got warmer weather (110 degrees plus for much of  More

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I grew up in Bartlesville until I graduated in 1974. I had an outstanding, high-quality driven education. In fact, Bartlesville ranks #1 as the best school system in  More

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