When to paint a house exterior in Altus, OK
When to paint in Altus, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 9May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 7Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 55°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 30° / 59°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 16 | 40° / 70°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 18 | 48° / 77°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 12 | 59° / 85°F |
| June | 5 | 2 | 5 | 68° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71° / 98°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 70° / 97°F |
| September | 7 | 5 | 7 | 64° / 91°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 19 | 51° / 79°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 15 | 39° / 66°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 32° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near Altus compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Duncan (79 a year, 78 miles east). A gap like that between towns is usually elevation, a coast or a lake, which is why a painter from a few towns over can be on a different schedule.
| Place | From Altus | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton, OK | 51 mi east | 57 | April to May | Henry Post Army Airfield Airport |
| Elk City, OK | 51 mi north | 65 | September | Elk City Municipal Airport |
| Burkburnett, TX | 58 mi southeast | 47 | April to May | Sheppard Air Force Base/Wichita Falls Mu |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 68 mi southeast | 69 | May | Kickapoo Downtown Airport |
| Weatherford, OK | 70 mi northeast | 79 | May | Thomas P Stafford Airport |
| Duncan, OK | 78 mi east | 79 | May | Halliburton Field Airport |
How Altus ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Altus (population 18,543, 29th largest) ranks 44th for painting days, 21 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 259 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Altus Air Force Base Airport (2.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.