When to paint a house exterior in Boulder City, NV
When to paint in Boulder City, NV
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 13Mar
- 21Apr
- 14May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 21Oct
- 9Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 24 | 39° / 60°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 23 | 42° / 65°F |
| March | 13 | 12 | 31 | 48° / 71°F |
| April | 21 | 21 | 26 | 56° / 83°F |
| May | 14 | 13 | 15 | 63° / 90°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 101°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 80° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 104°F |
| September | 5 | 4 | 5 | 70° / 97°F |
| October | 21 | 19 | 25 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 28 | 45° / 69°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 24 | 39° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 113 days a year here.
Towns near Boulder City compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bullhead City (124 a year, 53 miles south); 5 get fewer, down to 33 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 Boulder City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson, NV | 13 mi northwest | 66 | April to May | Henderson Executive Airport |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 32 mi north | 52 | April | Nellis Air Force Base Airport |
| Las Vegas, NV | 33 mi northwest | 80 | March to May | North Las Vegas Airport |
| Bullhead City, AZ | 53 mi south | 124 | January to April | Laughlin/Bullhead Internation |
| Kingman, AZ | 67 mi southeast | 33 | September to October | Kingman Airport |
| Mesquite, NV | 80 mi northeast | 47 | May | St George Municipal Airport |
How Boulder City ranks in NV
Of 10 NV places with 10,000 people or more, Boulder City (population 15,029, 10th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 44 days above the state median of 45. No place in NV has a longer season. The shortest is Elko at 6. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 113 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Boulder Municipal Airport (7.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.