When to paint a house exterior in El Reno, OK
When to paint in El Reno, 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 13 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 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 13May
- 7Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 9Sep
- 10Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 51°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 7 | 31° / 55°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 15 | 40° / 65°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 19 | 47° / 73°F |
| May | 13 | 7 | 16 | 58° / 81°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 68° / 91°F |
| July | 4 | 4 | 4 | 71° / 95°F |
| August | 5 | 1 | 5 | 70° / 93°F |
| September | 9 | 5 | 10 | 64° / 88°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 14 | 39° / 62°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 33° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 68 days a year here.
Towns near El Reno compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Newcastle (96 a year, 29 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.
| Place | From El Reno | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon, OK | 11 mi east | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Mustang, OK | 17 mi southeast | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Bethany, OK | 18 mi east | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Warr Acres, OK | 19 mi east | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 26 mi east | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Newcastle, OK | 29 mi southeast | 96 | September to October | University Of Oklahoma Westhe |
How El Reno ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, El Reno (population 20,041, 28th largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 169 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 68 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from El Reno Regional Airport (5.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.