When to paint a house exterior in Sand Springs, OK
When to paint in Sand Springs, 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.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 6Mar
- 10Apr
- 13May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 5Aug
- 8Sep
- 12Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 32° / 53°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 12 | 35° / 57°F |
| March | 6 | 5 | 18 | 45° / 68°F |
| April | 10 | 8 | 19 | 52° / 76°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 14 | 62° / 82°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 71° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 95°F |
| August | 5 | 4 | 5 | 73° / 94°F |
| September | 8 | 7 | 9 | 68° / 89°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 77°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 19 | 43° / 66°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 13 | 38° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 68 days a year here.
Towns near Sand Springs compared
6 get fewer, down to 58 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 Sand Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapulpa, OK | 9 mi south | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Tulsa, OK | 13 mi east | 58 | April to May | Tulsa International Airport |
| Jenks, OK | 13 mi southeast | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Glenpool, OK | 15 mi southeast | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Bixby, OK | 19 mi southeast | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Owasso, OK | 20 mi northeast | 58 | April to May | Tulsa International Airport |
How Sand Springs ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Sand Springs (population 20,330, 27th largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 66 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 William R Pouge Municipal Air (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.