When to paint a house exterior in McAlester, OK
When to paint in McAlester, 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 15 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
- 4Feb
- 7Mar
- 10Apr
- 15May
- 8Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 9Sep
- 12Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 31° / 54°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 10 | 35° / 58°F |
| March | 7 | 7 | 15 | 45° / 69°F |
| April | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51° / 75°F |
| May | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61° / 81°F |
| June | 8 | 6 | 8 | 69° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 73° / 94°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72° / 94°F |
| September | 9 | 8 | 10 | 65° / 89°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 20 | 53° / 78°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 16 | 43° / 66°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 37° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near McAlester compared
6 get fewer, down to 59 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 McAlester | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okmulgee, OK | 49 mi north | 64 | April to June | Okmulgee Municipal Airport |
| Ada, OK | 52 mi west | 59 | April to June | Pauls Valley Municipal Airport |
| Muskogee, OK | 61 mi north | 81 | May | Davis Field Airport |
| Bixby, OK | 71 mi north | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Glenpool, OK | 72 mi north | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Coweta, OK | 72 mi north | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
How McAlester ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, McAlester (population 18,108, 30th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 81 miles northeast. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mc Alester Regional Airport (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.