When to paint a house exterior in Miami, OK
When to paint in Miami, 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 16 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 11May
- 11Jun
- 7Jul
- 9Aug
- 16Sep
- 10Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 47°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 30° / 53°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 14 | 41° / 63°F |
| April | 7 | 7 | 15 | 48° / 71°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 14 | 58° / 78°F |
| June | 11 | 7 | 11 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 7 | 6 | 7 | 71° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 6 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 18 | 63° / 85°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 73°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 13 | 39° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Miami compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bella Vista (99 a year, 44 miles southeast). 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. Joplin, Neosho, Webb City, Carthage are read from the same station as Miami, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Miami | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin, MO | 24 mi northeast | 83 | September | same station |
| Neosho, MO | 27 mi east | 83 | September | same station |
| Webb City, MO | 28 mi northeast | 83 | September | same station |
| Carthage, MO | 35 mi northeast | 83 | September | same station |
| Pittsburg, KS | 38 mi north | 90 | May to June | Atkinson Municipal Airport |
| Bella Vista, AR | 44 mi southeast | 99 | May to June | Bentonville Municipal/Louis M Thad |
How Miami ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Miami (population 12,886, 36th largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 14 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 68 miles south. 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 Joplin Regional Airport (27.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.