When to paint a house exterior in Buckeye, AZ
When to paint in Buckeye, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February 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
- 5Feb
- 11Mar
- 15Apr
- 9May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 15Oct
- 11Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 22 | 41° / 66°F |
| February | 5 | 3 | 24 | 43° / 70°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 28 | 49° / 77°F |
| April | 15 | 15 | 19 | 55° / 87°F |
| May | 9 | 5 | 9 | 62° / 93°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 73° / 104°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 82° / 108°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 81° / 106°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 100°F |
| October | 15 | 13 | 18 | 59° / 89°F |
| November | 11 | 10 | 29 | 47° / 76°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 23 | 41° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 102 days a year here.
Towns near Buckeye compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Glendale (102 a year, 27 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 55 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 Buckeye | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surprise, AZ | 20 mi northeast | 55 | April | Luke Air Force Base Airport |
| Avondale, AZ | 20 mi southeast | 102 | March to April | Phoenix Goodyear Airport |
| Goodyear, AZ | 20 mi southeast | 102 | March to April | Phoenix Goodyear Airport |
| El Mirage, AZ | 21 mi northeast | 55 | April | Luke Air Force Base Airport |
| Glendale, AZ | 27 mi east | 102 | March to April | Glendale Municipal Airport |
| Peoria, AZ | 31 mi northeast | 78 | October to November | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport |
How Buckeye ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Buckeye (population 114,334, 12th largest) ranks 24th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 160 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 102 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Buckeye Municipal Airport (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.