When to paint a house exterior in Tulsa, OK
When to paint in Tulsa, OK
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 11May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 5Aug
- 9Sep
- 9Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27° / 53°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 30° / 58°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 13 | 41° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 17 | 48° / 75°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 15 | 58° / 82°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 95°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 70° / 94°F |
| September | 9 | 8 | 9 | 64° / 90°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 19 | 50° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 39° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Tulsa compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sand Springs (75 a year, 13 miles west). 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. Owasso is read from the same station as Tulsa, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Tulsa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Arrow, OK | 9 mi southeast | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Jenks, OK | 10 mi southwest | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Owasso, OK | 12 mi north | 58 | April to May | same station |
| Bixby, OK | 13 mi south | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
| Sand Springs, OK | 13 mi west | 75 | May | William R Pouge Municipal Air |
| Glenpool, OK | 14 mi southwest | 70 | May | Richard Lloyd Jones Jr Airport |
How Tulsa ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Tulsa (population 415,154, 2nd largest) ranks 37th for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 54 miles east. The shortest is Guymon at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tulsa International Airport (5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.