When to paint a house exterior in Owasso, OK
When to paint in Owasso, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to May, 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 May, call for quotes in February 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, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 11May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 5Aug
- 9Sep
- 9Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27° / 53°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 30° / 58°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 13 | 41° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 17 | 48° / 75°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 15 | 58° / 82°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 95°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 70° / 94°F |
| September | 9 | 8 | 9 | 64° / 90°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 19 | 50° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 39° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Owasso compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sand Springs (75 a year, 20 miles southwest). 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. Tulsa, Claremore are read from the same station as Owasso, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Owasso | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa, OK | 12 mi south | 58 | April to May | same station |
| Claremore, OK | 13 mi east | 58 | April to May | same station |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 18 mi south | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Sand Springs, OK | 20 mi southwest | 75 | May | William R Pouge Municipal Air |
| Jenks, OK | 21 mi south | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Bixby, OK | 24 mi south | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
How Owasso ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Owasso (population 42,821, 11th largest) ranks 38th for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 55 miles southeast. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tulsa International Airport (6.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.