When to paint a house exterior in Tahlequah, OK
When to paint in Tahlequah, OK
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 12Apr
- 19May
- 15Jun
- 8Jul
- 11Aug
- 15Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27° / 51°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 9 | 33° / 58°F |
| March | 7 | 7 | 18 | 41° / 66°F |
| April | 12 | 11 | 22 | 47° / 72°F |
| May | 19 | 19 | 25 | 57° / 80°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 15 | 65° / 90°F |
| July | 8 | 7 | 8 | 69° / 93°F |
| August | 11 | 9 | 11 | 68° / 92°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 17 | 61° / 88°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 24 | 49° / 76°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 38° / 64°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 68 days a year here.
Towns near Tahlequah 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 Tahlequah | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskogee, OK | 24 mi southwest | 81 | May | Davis Field Airport |
| Siloam Springs, AR | 31 mi northeast | 96 | August to September | Smith Field Airport |
| Coweta, OK | 38 mi west | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Farmington, AR | 41 mi east | 84 | June | Drake Field Airport |
| Claremore, OK | 45 mi northwest | 58 | April to May | Tulsa International Airport |
| Broken Arrow, OK | 46 mi west | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
How Tahlequah ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Tahlequah (population 17,319, 31st largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 39 days above the state median of 70. No place in OK has a longer season. 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 Tahlequah Municipal Airport (1.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.