Bartlesville weather in December: Bartlesville, Oklahoma: normal highs, lows, rain and records for December
Bartlesville in December has a normal high of 49°F and a normal low of 25°F, a daily mean of 37°F, falling from 54°F on the 1st to 46°F by the 31st. Measurable precipitation falls on 6 days in a normal December, 2.12 inches in all. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a normal high of 10°C and low of −4°C, 54 mm of precipitation and 8 cm of snow in December.
- NOAA stationBartlesville F P Field
- Station IDUSW00003959
- Location36.77°N 96.03°W
- Elevation715 ft (218 m)
- Population38,355
- Jan 47° 22°
- Feb 52° 26°
- Mar 62° 35°
- Apr 71° 45°
- May 79° 55°
- Jun 88° 65°
- Jul 93° 69°
- Aug 92° 66°
- Sep 84° 58°
- Oct 73° 45°
- Nov 60° 34°
- Dec 49° 25°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
How warm is Bartlesville in December?
The normal high is 49°F and the normal low 25°F, for a daily mean of 37.3°F. December is 9.9°F cooler than November and 2.6°F warmer than January. December is the 11th warmest month of the year in Bartlesville and the 10th wettest, and the snowiest. Across the month the normal high falls 8°F, from 54°F on December 1 to 46°F on December 31. From one year to the next December's mean temperature typically moves about 3.4°F either way (NOAA's standard deviation), so roughly two Decembers in three average between 34°F and 41°F.
Bars above: each day's normal high to low. Columns below: the chance of 0.01 inch or more of precipitation that day, on a scale of 0 to 100% (highest 21%).
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 54°F | 29°F | 21% | 12% |
| December 8 | 51°F | 27°F | 21% | 12% |
| December 15 | 49°F | 25°F | 20% | 12% |
| December 22 | 47°F | 24°F | 20% | 11% |
| December 31 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 11% |
Every day of December: normal high, low and chance of precipitation (warmest afternoon December 1, coldest night December 31)
| Day | High | Low | Chance of 0.01 in | Chance of 0.10 in | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | 54°F | 29°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 2 | 53°F | 29°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 3 | 53°F | 28°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 4 | 53°F | 28°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 5 | 52°F | 28°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 6 | 52°F | 27°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 7 | 52°F | 27°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 50 min |
| December 8 | 51°F | 27°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 9 | 51°F | 27°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 10 | 51°F | 26°F | 21% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 11 | 50°F | 26°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 12 | 50°F | 26°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 13 | 50°F | 26°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 14 | 49°F | 25°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 15 | 49°F | 25°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 16 | 49°F | 25°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 17 | 49°F | 25°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 18 | 48°F | 25°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 19 | 48°F | 25°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 20 | 48°F | 24°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 21 | 48°F | 24°F | 20% | 12% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 22 | 47°F | 24°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 23 | 47°F | 24°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 24 | 47°F | 24°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 25 | 47°F | 24°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 26 | 47°F | 23°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 27 | 47°F | 23°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 28 | 47°F | 23°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 29 | 47°F | 23°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 30 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
| December 31 | 46°F | 23°F | 20% | 11% | 9 h 40 min |
- Normal high
- 49°FDecember average
- Normal low
- 25°FDecember average
- Precipitation
- 2.12 inmonth total
- Days with precipitation
- 60.01 inch or more
- Snowfall
- 3.0 inmonth total
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 23
- Daylight
- 9 h 50 min to 9 h 40 minDecember 1 to December 31
- Days at 70°F or more
- 1
- Sunshine
- 73%of clear-sky sunlight (NASA)
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily normals, station USW00003959; monthly normals. Daylight is computed from the place's latitude with NOAA's solar equations.
Does it rain or snow in Bartlesville in December?
On a given December day the chance of 0.01 inch or more is 20% on average, highest around December 1 (21%). In all, 2.12 in falls on 6 days of a normal December, 1 of them with an inch or more.
In a normal December in Bartlesville, 23 nights fall to freezing, 2 days stay below freezing all day and snowfall averages 3.0 inches.
Snow falls on 1 day in a normal December, and an inch or more covers the ground on 2 days.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 daily and monthly normals, station USW00003959.
What are the records for December in Bartlesville?
The warmest December temperature on this station's record (since 1920) is 84°F, on December 27, 2025; the coldest is −13°F, on December 23, 1989. The wettest December brought 5.72 in (1991); the snowiest, 17.0 inches (2000).
The December mean against the 1991-2020 normal of 37.3°F: 2021 47.1°F (+9.8), 2022 37.4°F (+0.1), 2023 43.3°F (+6.0), 2024 41.8°F (+4.5), 2025 41.6°F (+4.3). 5 of 5 ran warmer than normal.
| December | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.1°F | +9.8°F | 0.87 in |
| 2022 | 37.4°F | +0.1°F | 1.73 in |
| 2023 | 43.3°F | +6.0°F | 1.55 in |
| 2024 | 41.8°F | +4.5°F | 1.22 in |
| 2025 | 41.6°F | +4.3°F | 0.01 in |
Source: records: ACIS, station USW00003959; recent months: ACIS, station USW00003959. Records and recent months use complete months only.
How does December in Bartlesville compare across Oklahoma?
Across the 134 places PlainClimate covers in Oklahoma, December normal highs run from 47°F in Newkirk to 57°F in Idabel; Bartlesville's is 49°F.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for every station in the state.
Other months and places
- Bartlesville in November60°F by day, 34°F at night
- Bartlesville in January47°F by day, 22°F at night
- Bartlesville through the yearEvery month, frost dates, records and recent years
- Oklahoma in DecemberThe statewide normal and the warmest and coolest places
- Idabel: Oklahoma's warmest Decembernormal high 57°F