When to paint a house exterior in Muskogee, OK
When to paint in Muskogee, 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, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 11Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 13Sep
- 11Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29° / 51°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33° / 57°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 15 | 43° / 67°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 17 | 50° / 74°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 16 | 60° / 80°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 11 | 68° / 89°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 5 | 4 | 5 | 70° / 92°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 14 | 64° / 88°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 19 | 52° / 77°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 14 | 41° / 65°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 35° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Muskogee compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tahlequah (109 a year, 24 miles northeast); 5 get fewer, down to 64 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 Muskogee | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coweta, OK | 23 mi northwest | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Tahlequah, OK | 24 mi northeast | 109 | May to June | Tahlequah Municipal Airport |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 31 mi northwest | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Bixby, OK | 32 mi northwest | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Okmulgee, OK | 35 mi west | 64 | April to June | Okmulgee Municipal Airport |
| Jenks, OK | 39 mi northwest | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
How Muskogee ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Muskogee (population 36,849, 13th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 24 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 Davis Field Airport (6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.