When to paint a house exterior in Bartlesville, OK
When to paint in Bartlesville, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 9 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 6Apr
- 9May
- 8Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 8Sep
- 7Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 49°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28° / 55°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 12 | 38° / 66°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 74°F |
| May | 9 | 5 | 13 | 56° / 79°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 66° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 69° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 67° / 92°F |
| September | 8 | 7 | 11 | 60° / 88°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 18 | 48° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 36° / 63°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Bartlesville compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sand Springs (75 a year, 43 miles south). 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 Bartlesville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owasso, OK | 32 mi south | 58 | April to May | Tulsa International Airport |
| Claremore, OK | 35 mi southeast | 58 | April to May | Tulsa International Airport |
| Tulsa, OK | 42 mi south | 58 | April to May | Tulsa International Airport |
| Sand Springs, OK | 43 mi south | 75 | May | William R Pouge Municipal Air |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 49 mi south | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Jenks, OK | 51 mi south | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
How Bartlesville ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Bartlesville (population 38,355, 12th largest) ranks 41st for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 79 miles southeast. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bartlesville Municipal Airport (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.