When to paint a house exterior in Apache Junction, AZ
When to paint in Apache Junction, AZ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 14Mar
- 19Apr
- 10May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 14Oct
- 14Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 25 | 41° / 66°F |
| February | 4 | 2 | 25 | 43° / 71°F |
| March | 14 | 10 | 29 | 49° / 77°F |
| April | 19 | 17 | 21 | 56° / 86°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 10 | 63° / 93°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 104°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 82° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 81° / 104°F |
| September | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 100°F |
| October | 14 | 11 | 16 | 61° / 89°F |
| November | 14 | 11 | 29 | 49° / 76°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 26 | 41° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 101 days a year here.
Towns near Apache Junction compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Mesa (102 a year, 10 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. Queen Creek, Gilbert are read from the same station as Apache Junction, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Apache Junction | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa, AZ | 10 mi west | 102 | March to April | Falcon Field Airport |
| Queen Creek, AZ | 11 mi southwest | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Gilbert, AZ | 13 mi southwest | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Chandler, AZ | 19 mi west | 97 | March to April | Chandler Municipal Airport |
| Fountain Hills, AZ | 19 mi northwest | 102 | March to April | Falcon Field Airport |
| Tempe, AZ | 23 mi west | 84 | March to April | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
How Apache Junction ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Apache Junction (population 44,309, 25th largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 210 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 101 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Williams Gateway Airport (9.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.