When to paint a house exterior in Bullhead City, AZ
When to paint in Bullhead City, AZ
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is January to April, with 6 good months a year. The best month is November, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by November.
If you want the house done in January to April, call for quotes in November 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 13Jan
- 14Feb
- 22Mar
- 16Apr
- 8May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 16Oct
- 22Nov
- 12Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 13 | 30 | 47° / 65°F |
| February | 14 | 13 | 28 | 49° / 71°F |
| March | 22 | 21 | 29 | 54° / 78°F |
| April | 16 | 16 | 17 | 62° / 89°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 8 | 70° / 95°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 80° / 107°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 87° / 111°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 86° / 109°F |
| September | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 78° / 102°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 17 | 65° / 89°F |
| November | 22 | 21 | 30 | 54° / 75°F |
| December | 12 | 12 | 30 | 47° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near Bullhead City compared
6 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 Bullhead City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingman, AZ | 31 mi east | 33 | September to October | Kingman Airport |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 46 mi south | 75 | March | Needles Airport |
| Boulder City, NV | 53 mi north | 89 | March to May | Boulder Municipal Airport |
| Henderson, NV | 66 mi northwest | 66 | April to May | Henderson Executive Airport |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 86 mi north | 52 | April | Nellis Air Force Base Airport |
| Las Vegas, NV | 86 mi northwest | 80 | March to May | North Las Vegas Airport |
How Bullhead City ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Bullhead City (population 43,266, 26th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 49 days above the state median of 75. No place in AZ has a longer season. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Laughlin/Bullhead Internation (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.