When to paint a house exterior in Lawton, OK
When to paint in Lawton, 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 May, at about 12 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
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 12May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 7Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 30° / 55°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 9 | 33° / 59°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 17 | 43° / 70°F |
| April | 8 | 8 | 18 | 50° / 76°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 14 | 60° / 82°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 96°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 71° / 96°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 8 | 65° / 90°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 18 | 52° / 79°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 16 | 41° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 66 days a year here.
Towns near Lawton compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Newcastle (96 a year, 64 miles northeast); 2 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 Lawton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan, OK | 28 mi east | 79 | May | Halliburton Field Airport |
| Burkburnett, TX | 38 mi south | 47 | April to May | Sheppard Air Force Base/Wichita Falls Mu |
| Chickasha, OK | 40 mi northeast | 71 | May | Chickasha Municipal Airport |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 49 mi south | 69 | May | Kickapoo Downtown Airport |
| Altus, OK | 51 mi west | 48 | April to May | Altus Air Force Base Airport |
| Newcastle, OK | 64 mi northeast | 96 | September to October | University Of Oklahoma Westhe |
How Lawton ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Lawton (population 90,027, 6th largest) ranks 40th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 214 miles northeast. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 66 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Henry Post Army Airfield Airport (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.