Your nature year
Bartlesville, Oklahomathrough the year
When do frost, green-up and fall color come to Bartlesville?
Bartlesville usually sees its last spring frost around Apr 11 and its first fall frost around Oct 24, a frost-free stretch of about 196 days at the nearest NOAA station, Bartlesville 3. Bartlesville sits at about 664 feet.
Spring green-up reaches town around Mar 3, with first blooms around Apr 4. About 5 weeks pass between first leaf and first bloom here. Within 150 miles we follow 3 places, out to Salt Plains Refuge 124 miles to the west. Sequoyah Refuge, 104 miles from Bartlesville, is the nearest winter wildlife spot on this site, Nov 1–Jan 31 (local timing).
Updated Sep 27. Sources: US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) ↗ (opens in a new tab), US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 ↗ (opens in a new tab), NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Bartlesville's year at a glance
- Frost possible
- Frost-free, ~Apr 11 to ~Oct 24
- First leaf ~Mar 3
- First bloom ~Apr 4
- Today
Near Bartlesville right now
- First fall frost usually around Oct 24 · last spring frost around Apr 11NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Bartlesville 3 (3.9 mi, 50% dates)~4 weeks
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah Refuge · 104 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Jan 31~5 weeks
Bartlesville's nature year
- Mar: Spring green-upMar
- Apr: Last spring frostApr
- Oct: First fall frostOct
- Winter wildlife · Sequoyah RefugeNov–Jan
Nearby, season by season
Winter wildlife
- Sequoyah Refuge · 104 miLocal timing: Nov 1–Jan 31~5 weeks
- Flint Hills Refuge · 109 miLocal timing: their peak numbers occurring in November~5 weeks
- Salt Plains Refuge · 124 miLocal timing: Jan 1–Feb 28~3 months
Frost and green-up
Last spring frost
Apr 11
Average (50% date)
First fall frost
Oct 24
About 196 days without frost between
Spring green-up
Mar 3
First bloom around Apr 4
Frost: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals at Bartlesville 3 (3.9 mi from Bartlesville), the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not. Green-up: the USA-NPN Spring Index, 1991–2020 average at the town.
Questions people ask
When is the first frost in Bartlesville?
On average around Oct 24, and the last spring frost around Apr 11: about 196 days without frost between. These are NOAA's 1991–2020 normals at Bartlesville 3, 3.9 miles away (the day a 32 °F night is as likely as not).
When does spring green-up reach Bartlesville?
The USA-NPN Spring Index puts first leaf around Mar 3 and first bloom around Apr 4, on average for 1991–2020 at the town.
Where can I see winter wildlife near Bartlesville?
Sequoyah Refuge, 104 miles (local timing: Nov 1–Jan 31); Flint Hills Refuge, 109 miles (local timing: their peak numbers occurring in November); Salt Plains Refuge, 124 miles (local timing: Jan 1–Feb 28). Distances are straight-line.
How we know
US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer (places) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · US Census Bureau, city and town population estimates, 2024 (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal) (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27) · USA National Phenology Network, Spring Index 1991–2020 averages (opens in a new tab) (Sep 27)