When to paint a house exterior in Mustang, OK
When to paint in Mustang, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month 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 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 13May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 4Aug
- 11Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 54°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 29° / 57°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 15 | 40° / 69°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 18 | 47° / 75°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 16 | 57° / 81°F |
| June | 7 | 5 | 7 | 66° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 3 | 3 | 70° / 95°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 69° / 94°F |
| September | 11 | 10 | 12 | 63° / 88°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 21 | 49° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 38° / 65°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 31° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Mustang compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Newcastle (96 a year, 13 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. Oklahoma City is read from the same station as Mustang, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mustang | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon, OK | 9 mi north | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Bethany, OK | 9 mi northeast | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Warr Acres, OK | 11 mi northeast | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Newcastle, OK | 13 mi southeast | 96 | September to October | University Of Oklahoma Westhe |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 13 mi northeast | 63 | May | same station |
| Moore, OK | 15 mi east | 96 | September to October | University Of Oklahoma Westhe |
How Mustang ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Mustang (population 23,965, 20th largest) ranks 32nd for painting days, 6 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 158 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Will Rogers World Airport (7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.