When to paint a house exterior in Stillwater, OK
When to paint in Stillwater, 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 12 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 8Apr
- 12May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 4Aug
- 8Sep
- 10Oct
- 5Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27° / 52°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 57°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 15 | 41° / 69°F |
| April | 8 | 7 | 15 | 49° / 76°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 15 | 59° / 81°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 68° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 96°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 70° / 95°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 9 | 64° / 90°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 19 | 51° / 78°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 15 | 40° / 65°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 33° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Stillwater compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Choctaw (79 a year, 46 miles south); 1 gets 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 Stillwater | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie, OK | 26 mi southwest | 77 | May | Guthrie Municipal Airport |
| Edmond, OK | 37 mi southwest | 77 | May | Guthrie Municipal Airport |
| Ponca City, OK | 41 mi north | 70 | May | Ponca City Regional Airport |
| Choctaw, OK | 46 mi south | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
| Enid, OK | 48 mi northwest | 56 | April to May | Vance Air Force Base |
| Midwest City, OK | 49 mi south | 79 | May | Tinker Air Force Base Airport |
How Stillwater ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Stillwater (population 50,138, 10th largest) ranks 34th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 118 miles east. 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 Stillwater 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+.