When to paint a house exterior in Enid, OK
When to paint in Enid, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 10May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 5Aug
- 8Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 50°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 29° / 54°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 14 | 40° / 66°F |
| April | 7 | 7 | 17 | 47° / 74°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 13 | 58° / 80°F |
| June | 6 | 3 | 6 | 68° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 72° / 95°F |
| August | 5 | 2 | 5 | 70° / 93°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 9 | 64° / 89°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 76°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 39° / 62°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 31° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Enid compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Yukon (80 a year, 62 miles south). 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 Enid | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie, OK | 45 mi southeast | 77 | May | Guthrie Municipal Airport |
| Stillwater, OK | 48 mi southeast | 62 | May | Stillwater Regional Airport |
| Ponca City, OK | 50 mi northeast | 70 | May | Ponca City Regional Airport |
| Edmond, OK | 57 mi southeast | 77 | May | Guthrie Municipal Airport |
| El Reno, OK | 60 mi south | 63 | May | El Reno Regional Airport |
| Yukon, OK | 62 mi south | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
How Enid ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Enid (population 50,519, 9th largest) ranks 42nd for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 165 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Vance Air Force Base (5.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.