When to paint a house exterior in Shawnee, OK
When to paint in Shawnee, 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 14 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, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 9Apr
- 14May
- 9Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 10Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30° / 53°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 10 | 34° / 58°F |
| March | 6 | 4 | 16 | 43° / 68°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49° / 74°F |
| May | 14 | 9 | 16 | 60° / 80°F |
| June | 9 | 4 | 9 | 68° / 89°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 2 | 6 | 71° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 10 | 65° / 88°F |
| October | 12 | 9 | 20 | 52° / 76°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 15 | 41° / 65°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 10 | 35° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 64 days a year here.
Towns near Shawnee compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Norman (96 a year, 24 miles west); 1 gets fewer, down to 63 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 Shawnee | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaw, OK | 19 mi northwest | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Norman, OK | 24 mi west | 96 | September to October | University Of Oklahoma Westhe |
| Midwest City, OK | 24 mi west | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Del City, OK | 28 mi west | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Moore, OK | 29 mi west | 96 | September to October | University Of Oklahoma Westhe |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 32 mi west | 63 | May | Will Rogers World Airport |
How Shawnee ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Shawnee (population 32,092, 14th largest) ranks 19th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 117 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 64 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Shawnee Municipal Airport (1.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.