When to paint a house exterior in Guthrie, OK
When to paint in Guthrie, 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 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 4Aug
- 10Sep
- 13Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28° / 51°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 9 | 32° / 56°F |
| March | 6 | 5 | 16 | 42° / 67°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 17 | 49° / 75°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 16 | 59° / 80°F |
| June | 7 | 5 | 7 | 69° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 95°F |
| August | 4 | 3 | 4 | 71° / 94°F |
| September | 10 | 9 | 11 | 65° / 89°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 20 | 52° / 76°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 17 | 41° / 64°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Guthrie compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Warr Acres (80 a year, 27 miles southwest); 2 get fewer, down to 62 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. Edmond is read from the same station as Guthrie, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Guthrie | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmond, OK | 14 mi south | 77 | May | same station |
| Stillwater, OK | 26 mi northeast | 62 | May | Stillwater Regional Airport |
| Warr Acres, OK | 27 mi southwest | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Choctaw, OK | 28 mi south | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Bethany, OK | 29 mi southwest | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 29 mi south | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
How Guthrie ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Guthrie (population 11,682, 41st largest) ranks 18th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 136 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Guthrie Municipal Airport (1.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.