When to paint a house exterior in Oklahoma City, OK
When to paint in Oklahoma City, 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 Oklahoma City compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Moore (96 a year, 10 miles south). 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. Mustang is read from the same station as Oklahoma City, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Oklahoma City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del City, OK | 4 mi east | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Warr Acres, OK | 7 mi northwest | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Bethany, OK | 8 mi west | 80 | May | Wiley Post Airport |
| Midwest City, OK | 8 mi east | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Moore, OK | 10 mi south | 96 | September to October | University Of Oklahoma Westhe |
| Mustang, OK | 13 mi southwest | 63 | May | same station |
How Oklahoma City ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Oklahoma City (population 712,919, 1st largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 6 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 146 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 (7.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.