When to paint a house exterior in Woodward, OK
When to paint in Woodward, 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 10 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 10May
- 5Jun
- 2Jul
- 4Aug
- 8Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 53°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 25° / 57°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 14 | 36° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 7 | 17 | 45° / 76°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 15 | 55° / 82°F |
| June | 5 | 2 | 5 | 66° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69° / 97°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 67° / 95°F |
| September | 8 | 5 | 10 | 61° / 90°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 19 | 47° / 77°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 12 | 35° / 64°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 27° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Woodward compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Weatherford (79 a year, 73 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 35 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 Woodward | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk City, OK | 72 mi south | 65 | September | Elk City Municipal Airport |
| Weatherford, OK | 73 mi southeast | 79 | May | Thomas P Stafford Airport |
| Enid, OK | 85 mi east | 56 | April to May | Vance Air Force Base |
| Liberal, KS | 95 mi northwest | 39 | May to June | Liberal Municipal Airport |
| Dodge City, KS | 98 mi north | 35 | May to June | Dodge City Regional Airport |
| El Reno, OK | 101 mi southeast | 63 | May | El Reno Regional Airport |
How Woodward ranks in OK
Of 45 OK places with 10,000 people or more, Woodward (population 11,750, 40th largest) ranks 43rd for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Tahlequah, 109 days, 249 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 Gage Airport (22.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.