Bartlesville weather in December

In December, Bartlesville sees average daytime highs of 48°F and overnight lows near 31°F, with 2.1 in of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 46°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bartlesville's 8th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bartlesville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
48°
11th warmest
Overnight low
31°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
2.1 in
5.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
7:35 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
8 mph
8th windiest
Solar energy
2.27 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Bartlesville is city in Oklahoma, United States.

Density
620/km²
people per km²
Founded
1897

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in December

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 52°F in the first days to 46°F by the end.

A typical December day in Bartlesville reaches about 48°F in the afternoon and slips back to 31°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°F and 62°F. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 11°F cooler than November and about 2°F warmer than January.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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25233
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45133
55133
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How December really feels in Bartlesville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, December averages 0 days that feel above 90°F and 31 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
31
wind chill below the day's low

The story in December is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bartlesville weather by month

How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 11th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan46° / 28°1.75.81.69.81.4
Feb51° / 31°2.061.510.62.8
Mar61° / 40°3.59.40.911.75.1
Apr70° / 49°5.011012.96.4
May78° / 59°6.212013.96.4
Jun87° / 69°4.810.4014.54.9
Jul92° / 73°3.08.1014.33.7
Aug91° / 71°2.97013.44.1
Sep83° / 63°3.87.8012.26.4
Oct71° / 51°3.58011.17.3
Nov59° / 39°2.56.90.5105.0
Dec48° / 31°2.15.81.59.52.0

Cloud cover in December

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in December.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 46%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25743
35644
45644
55743
65644
75545
85545
95545
105545
115545
125545
135446
145347
155347
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Chance of precipitation in December

Any precipitationSnow

Bartlesville gets around 2.1 in of rain and snow over 5.8 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 19% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1224
2224
3224
4224
5225
6215
7215
8215
9215
10205
11205
12205
13195
14195
15195
16195
17185
18185
19185
20175
21174
22174
23174
24174
25174
26174
27175
28185
29185
30185
31185

Humidity in December

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of December feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, December lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982
31982

Wind in December

Winds average 8 mph in December.

Across December, daily wind ranges from about 8 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
18light breeze
28light breeze
38light breeze
48light breeze
58light breeze
68light breeze
78light breeze
88light breeze
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118light breeze
128light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in December

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 42 min at the start of December to 9 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 7:24 AM to 7:42 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.77:245:04
29.77:255:04
39.67:255:03
49.67:265:03
59.67:275:03
69.67:285:03
79.67:295:03
89.67:305:03
99.67:305:04
109.57:315:04
119.57:325:04
129.57:335:04
139.57:335:04
149.57:345:04
159.57:355:05
169.57:355:05
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319.57:425:13

Solar energy in December

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 2.27 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.27 kWh/m² to a high of 6.77 kWh/m² in July across the year — December's 2.27 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.4Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.3Moderate
62.3Moderate
72.3Moderate
82.3Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.2Moderate
142.2Moderate
152.2Moderate
162.2Moderate
172.2Moderate
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212.3Moderate
222.3Moderate
232.3Moderate
242.3Moderate
252.3Moderate
262.3Moderate
272.3Moderate
282.3Moderate
292.3Moderate
302.3Moderate
312.3Moderate
Planning a trip in December

Is December a good time to visit Bartlesville?

Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

December is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bartlesville.

What to pack for Bartlesville in December

From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In December, Bartlesville sees daytime highs around 48°F and nights near 31°F. Pack a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Bartlesville in December

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bartlesville peaks around June 23 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighModerateJun 23UV 10Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan3Moderate
Feb4Moderate
Mar5High
Apr8Very high
May8Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul10Very high
Aug9Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5High
Nov4Moderate
Dec2Moderate

Air quality in Bartlesville in December

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Bartlesville is worst in April — around 26 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 5.3× the cleanest month (November, 5 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateModerateGoodApr 1325 µg/m³Nov 145 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb8Good
Mar20Moderate
Apr26Moderate
May11Good
Jun13Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep10Good
Oct5Good
Nov5Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Bartlesville?

Bartlesville sits at 36.7°N, 96.0°W, 702 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Owasso, 34 mi away.

Topography around Bartlesville

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Bartlesville.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Bartlesville has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 ft around an average of 686 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 433 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 922 ft.

The land around Bartlesville is covered by trees (42%) and grassland (27%) within 2 miles, grassland (58%) and trees (34%) within 10 miles, and grassland (60%) and trees (29%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
223 ft
10 miles
433 ft
50 miles
922 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
December weather nearby: Owasso 34 mi · Claremore 36 mi · Tulsa 41 mi · Sand Springs 43 mi · Broken Arrow 49 mi · Jenks 50 mi · Sapulpa 52 mi · Bixby 56 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bartlesville (36.7473°, -95.9808°, elevation 702 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).