When to paint a house exterior in Alamogordo, NM
When to paint in Alamogordo, NM
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October 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
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 12Apr
- 16May
- 3Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 13Sep
- 14Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 30° / 57°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 13 | 34° / 63°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 23 | 41° / 71°F |
| April | 12 | 12 | 27 | 47° / 79°F |
| May | 16 | 14 | 21 | 54° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 3 | 3 | 65° / 96°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 69° / 96°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 67° / 94°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 14 | 61° / 89°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 25 | 50° / 78°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 16 | 38° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 31° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 91 days a year here.
Towns near Alamogordo compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sunland Park (89 a year, 82 miles southwest); 5 get fewer, down to 55 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 Alamogordo | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces, NM | 62 mi southwest | 55 | October | Las Cruces International Airport |
| El Paso, TX | 77 mi south | 67 | April to May | Biggs Army Airfield / Fort Bliss Texas Us |
| Sunland Park, NM | 82 mi southwest | 89 | April to May | Dona Ana County International Jetport |
| Horizon City, TX | 84 mi south | 63 | April | El Paso International Airport |
| Socorro, TX | 88 mi south | 63 | April | El Paso International Airport |
| Artesia, NM | 89 mi east | 68 | September to October | Artesia Municipal Airport |
How Alamogordo ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Alamogordo (population 31,667, 10th largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 26 days above the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 216 miles north. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 91 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Alamogordo-White Sands Rgl Airport (3.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.