When to paint a house exterior in Albuquerque, NM
When to paint in Albuquerque, NM
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 17 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 May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 17May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 6Aug
- 17Sep
- 10Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 51°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 58°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 15 | 35° / 66°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 24 | 42° / 74°F |
| May | 17 | 17 | 26 | 50° / 82°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 62° / 93°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 67° / 94°F |
| August | 6 | 3 | 6 | 65° / 92°F |
| September | 17 | 13 | 18 | 59° / 87°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 25 | 47° / 75°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 11 | 34° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 78 days a year here.
Towns near Albuquerque compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Española (102 a year, 70 miles northeast); 4 get fewer, down to 15 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. Rio Rancho is read from the same station as Albuquerque, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Albuquerque | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Rancho, NM | 13 mi north | 62 | May | same station |
| Los Lunas, NM | 22 mi south | 41 | May | Belen Rgnl Airport |
| Santa Fe, NM | 54 mi northeast | 33 | July to September | Santa Fe Municipal Airport |
| Española, NM | 70 mi northeast | 102 | May to September | Los Alamos Airport |
| Las Vegas, NM | 88 mi northeast | 37 | June to August | Las Vegas Municipal Airport |
| Gallup, NM | 122 mi west | 15 | August | Gallup Municipal Airport |
How Albuquerque ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Albuquerque (population 560,326, 1st largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 70 miles northeast. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 78 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Albuquerque International Sunport Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.