When to paint a house exterior in Elk City, OK
When to paint in Elk City, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 12May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 5Aug
- 13Sep
- 11Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 53°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 59°F |
| March | 4 | 2 | 17 | 40° / 67°F |
| April | 8 | 8 | 20 | 47° / 74°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 15 | 58° / 82°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 68° / 91°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 70° / 95°F |
| August | 5 | 2 | 5 | 69° / 94°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 63° / 88°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 22 | 50° / 77°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 14 | 38° / 64°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 31° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 71 days a year here.
Towns near Elk City compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Weatherford (79 a year, 43 miles east); 3 get fewer, down to 48 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 Elk City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weatherford, OK | 43 mi east | 79 | May | Thomas P Stafford Airport |
| Altus, OK | 51 mi south | 48 | April to May | Altus Air Force Base Airport |
| Woodward, OK | 72 mi north | 49 | April to May | Gage Airport |
| Lawton, OK | 78 mi southeast | 57 | April to May | Henry Post Army Airfield Airport |
| El Reno, OK | 83 mi east | 63 | May | El Reno Regional Airport |
| Chickasha, OK | 87 mi east | 71 | May | Chickasha Municipal Airport |
How Elk City ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Elk City (population 11,383, 42nd largest) ranks 29th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 252 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 71 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Elk City Municipal Airport (3.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.