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When to paint a house exterior in Chickasha, OK

When to paint in Chickasha, OK

A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month 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.

  1. 1Jan
  2. 2Feb
  3. 5Mar
  4. 9Apr
  5. 15May
  6. 8Jun
  7. 3Jul
  8. 4Aug
  9. 9Sep
  10. 11Oct
  11. 4Nov
  12. 1Dec

Month by month

MonthPainting daysStaining daysWith low-temp paintAvg low / high
January11429° / 54°F
February22933° / 59°F
March551642° / 69°F
April961948° / 74°F
May15101959° / 81°F
June85868° / 91°F
July31372° / 96°F
August42470° / 95°F
September961164° / 89°F
October1171951° / 77°F
November441540° / 65°F
December11833° / 57°F

Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 63 days a year here.

Towns near Chickasha compared

4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Newcastle (96 a year, 24 miles northeast); 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.

PlaceFrom ChickashaPainting days a yearWindowStation
Newcastle, OK24 mi northeast96September to OctoberUniversity Of Oklahoma Westhe
Mustang, OK27 mi northeast63MayWill Rogers World Airport
Moore, OK33 mi northeast96September to OctoberUniversity Of Oklahoma Westhe
Yukon, OK35 mi north80MayWiley Post Airport
El Reno, OK35 mi north63MayEl Reno Regional Airport
Bethany, OK37 mi northeast80MayWiley Post Airport

How Chickasha ranks in OK

Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Chickasha (population 17,014, 32nd largest) ranks 21st for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 178 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 63 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.

Where these numbers come from

Daily records from Chickasha Municipal Airport (4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.