When to paint a house exterior in American Fork, UT
When to paint in American Fork, UT
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 4May
- 10Jun
- 3Jul
- 9Aug
- 9Sep
- 2Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 21° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 46°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 31° / 56°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 14 | 37° / 64°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 20 | 44° / 73°F |
| June | 10 | 9 | 15 | 55° / 88°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 4 | 61° / 95°F |
| August | 9 | 5 | 9 | 59° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 7 | 22 | 50° / 83°F |
| October | 2 | 1 | 15 | 38° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 21° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 72 days a year here.
Towns near American Fork compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lehi (78 a year, 5 miles northwest). 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. Pleasant Grove, Highland, Lindon, Vineyard are read from the same station as American Fork, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From American Fork | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove, UT | 3 mi east | 39 | August to September | same station |
| Highland, UT | 3 mi north | 39 | August to September | same station |
| Lindon, UT | 5 mi southeast | 39 | August to September | same station |
| Lehi, UT | 5 mi northwest | 78 | May to June | Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport |
| Vineyard, UT | 5 mi southeast | 39 | August to September | same station |
| Alpine, UT | 6 mi north | 78 | May to June | Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport |
How American Fork ranks in UT
Of 67 UT places with 10,000 people or more, American Fork (population 41,298, 23rd largest) ranks 51st for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 47. The longest season in the state is West Valley City, 78 days, 24 miles northwest. The shortest is Hyrum at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 72 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Provo Municipal Airport (11.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.