When to paint a house exterior in Bethany, OK
When to paint in Bethany, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 7Mar
- 11Apr
- 15May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 5Aug
- 11Sep
- 13Oct
- 5Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29° / 53°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 9 | 32° / 57°F |
| March | 7 | 6 | 18 | 43° / 68°F |
| April | 11 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 74°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 17 | 60° / 81°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 70° / 91°F |
| July | 3 | 3 | 3 | 74° / 95°F |
| August | 5 | 2 | 5 | 72° / 94°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 11 | 66° / 88°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53° / 77°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 17 | 41° / 64°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near Bethany compared
2 get fewer, down to 63 a year. 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. Warr Acres, Yukon are read from the same station as Bethany, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bethany | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warr Acres, OK | 2 mi northeast | 80 | May | same station |
| Yukon, OK | 7 mi west | 80 | May | same station |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 8 mi east | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Mustang, OK | 9 mi southwest | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Del City, OK | 12 mi east | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Midwest City, OK | 15 mi east | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
How Bethany ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Bethany (population 20,421, 26th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 152 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Wiley Post Airport (1.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.