When to paint a house exterior in Ponca City, OK
When to paint in Ponca 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 Mar, Apr, May, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 6Aug
- 10Sep
- 11Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 50°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 7 | 29° / 55°F |
| March | 5 | 4 | 14 | 40° / 67°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 18 | 48° / 74°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59° / 80°F |
| June | 8 | 4 | 8 | 69° / 91°F |
| July | 3 | 3 | 3 | 72° / 95°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 70° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 11 | 64° / 89°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 76°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 15 | 39° / 63°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Ponca City compared
2 get fewer, down to 56 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.
| Place | From Ponca City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas City, KS | 24 mi north | 67 | April to June | Strother Field Airport |
| Winfield, KS | 36 mi north | 67 | April to June | Strother Field Airport |
| Stillwater, OK | 41 mi south | 62 | May | Stillwater Regional Airport |
| Enid, OK | 50 mi southwest | 56 | April to May | Vance Air Force Base |
| Derby, KS | 59 mi north | 72 | September | Mcconnell Air Force Base Airport |
| Haysville, KS | 61 mi north | 72 | September | Mcconnell Air Force Base Airport |
How Ponca City ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Ponca City (population 24,234, 19th largest) ranks 22nd for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 129 miles southeast. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ponca City Regional Airport (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.