When to paint a house exterior in Artesia, NM
When to paint in Artesia, 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 October, at about 13 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 10Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 4Aug
- 12Sep
- 13Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 30° / 58°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 11 | 33° / 65°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 21 | 41° / 72°F |
| April | 10 | 10 | 25 | 47° / 81°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 15 | 57° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 67° / 97°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71° / 97°F |
| August | 4 | 3 | 4 | 69° / 95°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 12 | 63° / 89°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 22 | 51° / 79°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 16 | 39° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 11 | 32° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 81 days a year here.
Towns near Artesia compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lovington (81 a year, 63 miles east); 3 get fewer, down to 29 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 Artesia | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlsbad, NM | 33 mi south | 43 | April to May | Cavern City Air Trml Airport |
| Roswell, NM | 37 mi north | 29 | May | Roswell International Air Cen |
| Lovington, NM | 63 mi east | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Hobbs, NM | 74 mi east | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Alamogordo, NM | 89 mi west | 71 | September to October | Alamogordo-White Sands Rgl Airport |
| Portales, NM | 110 mi northeast | 42 | September | Cannon Air Force Base Airport |
How Artesia ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Artesia (population 12,550, 16th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 22 days above the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 237 miles northwest. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 81 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Artesia Municipal Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.