When to paint a house exterior in Billings, MT
When to paint in Billings, MT
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June 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 April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 3May
- 10Jun
- 7Jul
- 9Aug
- 7Sep
- 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 | 2 | 18° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 16° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 51°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 33° / 61°F |
| May | 3 | 3 | 16 | 43° / 70°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 14 | 52° / 83°F |
| July | 7 | 5 | 7 | 59° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 5 | 10 | 57° / 89°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 17 | 49° / 80°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 14 | 37° / 64°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 27° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 19° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 64 days a year here.
Towns near Billings compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Cody (50 a year, 91 miles south); 5 get fewer, down to 6 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 Billings | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody, WY | 91 mi south | 50 | July to August | Yellowstone Regional Airport |
| Sheridan, WY | 103 mi southeast | 12 | none reliable | Sheridan County Airport |
| Bozeman, MT | 121 mi west | 6 | none reliable | Gallatin Field Airport |
| Belgrade, MT | 127 mi west | 6 | none reliable | Gallatin Field Airport |
| Helena, MT | 175 mi west | 26 | June to August | Helena Regional Airport |
| Great Falls, MT | 176 mi northwest | 15 | none reliable | Great Falls International Air |
How Billings ranks in MT
Of 8 MT places with 10,000 people or more, Billings (population 121,483, 1st largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 28 days above the state median of 10. No place in MT has a longer season. The shortest is Butte-Silver Bow at 5. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 64 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Billings Logan International (1.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.