When to paint a house exterior in Ardmore, OK
When to paint in Ardmore, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
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- 7Jun
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- 9Sep
- 9Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 54°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 8 | 32° / 60°F |
| March | 4 | 2 | 14 | 42° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 17 | 49° / 75°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 13 | 59° / 81°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 68° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 94°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 70° / 94°F |
| September | 9 | 8 | 10 | 64° / 88°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 19 | 51° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 12 | 39° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Ardmore compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Denison (95 a year, 43 miles southeast). 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. Ada is read from the same station as Ardmore, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ardmore | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville, TX | 39 mi south | 81 | May | Gainesville Municipal Airport |
| Denison, TX | 43 mi southeast | 95 | April to May | Grayson County Airport |
| Durant, OK | 45 mi east | 95 | April to May | Grayson County Airport |
| Ada, OK | 47 mi northeast | 59 | April to June | same station |
| Sherman, TX | 49 mi southeast | 95 | April to May | Grayson County Airport |
| Duncan, OK | 51 mi northwest | 79 | May | Halliburton Field Airport |
How Ardmore ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Ardmore (population 25,064, 18th largest) ranks 35th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 170 miles northeast. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pauls Valley Municipal Airport (35.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.