Bartlesville weather in January

In January, Bartlesville sees average daytime highs of 46°F and overnight lows near 28°F, with 1.7 in of precipitation across 5.8 wet days and about 9.8 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°F through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Bartlesville's 7th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bartlesville's year-round climate.

Daytime high
46°
12th warmest
Overnight low
28°
1st coldest
Precipitation
1.7 in
5.8 wet days
Daylight
9 h 42 min
7:41 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover
51%
7th clearest
Wind
8 mph
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 46°F through the month.

A typical January day in Bartlesville reaches about 46°F in the afternoon and slips back to 28°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°F and 61°F. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°F cooler than December and about 5°F cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Bartlesville

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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 January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Bartlesville weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Bartlesville gets around 1.7 in of rain and snow over 5.8 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 19% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1195
2195
3195
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6195
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31196

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January 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 (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 8 mph in January.

Across January, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 7:41 AM to 7:34 AM, and sunset from 5:13 PM to 5:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.57:415:13
29.57:425:14
39.57:425:14
49.67:425:15
59.67:425:16
69.67:425:17
79.67:425:17
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119.77:425:21
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2510.07:375:34
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2710.07:365:37
2810.07:365:38
2910.17:355:39
3010.17:345:40
3110.17:345:41

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.6 kWh/m².

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 — January's 2.6 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
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82.4Moderate
92.4Moderate
102.5Moderate
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272.9Moderate
282.9Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.0Moderate
313.0Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Bartlesville?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bartlesville.

What to pack for Bartlesville in January

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

In January, Bartlesville sees daytime highs around 46°F and nights near 28°F. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Bartlesville in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 3. 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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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
January 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).