When to paint a house exterior in Newcastle, OK
When to paint in Newcastle, OK
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 11Apr
- 15May
- 11Jun
- 7Jul
- 7Aug
- 15Sep
- 15Oct
- 5Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30° / 53°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 9 | 33° / 57°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 18 | 43° / 67°F |
| April | 11 | 9 | 21 | 49° / 73°F |
| May | 15 | 9 | 18 | 60° / 80°F |
| June | 11 | 6 | 11 | 69° / 89°F |
| July | 7 | 5 | 7 | 73° / 93°F |
| August | 7 | 3 | 7 | 71° / 93°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65° / 87°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 23 | 53° / 76°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 18 | 41° / 64°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 10 | 34° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 68 days a year here.
Towns near Newcastle compared
4 get fewer, down to 63 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. Moore, Norman are read from the same station as Newcastle, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Newcastle | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, OK | 9 mi northeast | 96 | September to October | same station |
| Mustang, OK | 13 mi northwest | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Norman, OK | 14 mi east | 96 | September to October | same station |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 16 mi north | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
| Del City, OK | 17 mi northeast | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Bethany, OK | 18 mi north | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
How Newcastle ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Newcastle (population 14,677, 34th largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 26 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 154 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 68 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from University Of Oklahoma Westhe (7.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.