When to paint a house exterior in Norman, OK
When to paint in Norman, 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 Norman 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, Newcastle are read from the same station as Norman, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Norman | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore, OK | 9 mi northwest | 96 | September to October | same station |
| Newcastle, OK | 14 mi west | 96 | September to October | same station |
| Midwest City, OK | 15 mi north | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Del City, OK | 15 mi north | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Choctaw, OK | 17 mi north | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 18 mi northwest | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
How Norman ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Norman (population 131,010, 3rd largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 26 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 141 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 (6.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.