When to paint a house exterior in Duncan, OK
When to paint in Duncan, 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 17 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 6Mar
- 11Apr
- 17May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 4Aug
- 9Sep
- 14Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 30° / 55°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 10 | 34° / 61°F |
| March | 6 | 5 | 19 | 44° / 70°F |
| April | 11 | 11 | 23 | 50° / 76°F |
| May | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61° / 83°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 96°F |
| August | 4 | 1 | 4 | 72° / 96°F |
| September | 9 | 8 | 10 | 66° / 90°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 22 | 53° / 79°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 18 | 42° / 67°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 10 | 35° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 70 days a year here.
Towns near Duncan compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Newcastle (96 a year, 56 miles north); 5 get fewer, down to 47 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.
| Place | From Duncan | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton, OK | 28 mi west | 57 | April to May | Henry Post Army Airfield Airport |
| Chickasha, OK | 39 mi north | 71 | May | Chickasha Municipal Airport |
| Burkburnett, TX | 45 mi southwest | 47 | April to May | Sheppard Air Force Base/Wichita Falls Mu |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 51 mi southwest | 69 | May | Kickapoo Downtown Airport |
| Ardmore, OK | 51 mi east | 59 | April to June | Pauls Valley Municipal Airport |
| Newcastle, OK | 56 mi north | 96 | September to October | University Of Oklahoma Westhe |
How Duncan ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Duncan (population 23,174, 22nd largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 195 miles northeast. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 70 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Halliburton Field Airport (0.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.