When to paint a house exterior in Okmulgee, OK
When to paint in Okmulgee, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 11May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 5Aug
- 10Sep
- 9Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 52°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33° / 58°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 67°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 17 | 49° / 74°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 14 | 59° / 80°F |
| June | 7 | 3 | 7 | 68° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 3 | 3 | 71° / 94°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 70° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 12 | 63° / 88°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 20 | 51° / 76°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 13 | 40° / 65°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Okmulgee compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bixby (70 a year, 23 miles north). 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 Okmulgee | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby, OK | 23 mi north | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Glenpool, OK | 23 mi north | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Jenks, OK | 26 mi north | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Sapulpa, OK | 28 mi north | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Coweta, OK | 29 mi northeast | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 30 mi north | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
How Okmulgee ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Okmulgee (population 11,354, 43rd largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 58 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Okmulgee Municipal Airport (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.