Bartlesville Metro Area, OK Climate


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The climate in the Bartlesville, OK Metro Area is typical of what is found in the mid-south region of the United States. Summers are usually hot and humid with temperatures reaching into the upper 90s, while winters are cold but generally mild with temperatures rarely dropping below freezing. Springtime brings a mix of mild and warm temperatures, with occasional thunderstorms that can bring heavy rain and even hail. Fall weather is usually pleasant, with cooler temperatures and sunny days. With an average annual snowfall of around 15 inches per year, the area doesn't experience much snow compared to other parts of the country.

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

Bartlesville Metro Area averages 9 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 Metro Area. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Bartlesville Metro Area gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 79 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 24
Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 9 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

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

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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 the Bartlesville metro area with an average high temperature of 92.5°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Oklahoma. In the Bartlesville metro area, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the Bartlesville metro area are May, September and October.
In the Bartlesville metro area, there are 57.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Oklahoma.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the Bartlesville metro area with an average of 23.6°. This is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In the Bartlesville metro area, there are 92.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Oklahoma.
In the Bartlesville metro area, there are 1.0 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 the Bartlesville metro area 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 the Bartlesville metro area.
May is the wettest month in the Bartlesville metro area with 5.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 1.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.9 inches in the Bartlesville metro area means that it is about average compared to other places in Oklahoma.
May is the rainiest month in the Bartlesville metro area with 9.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 78.6 rainy days annually in the Bartlesville metro area, 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 8.9 inches in the Bartlesville metro area means that it is snowier than most places in Oklahoma. January is the snowiest month in the Bartlesville metro area with 3.9 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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