When to paint a house exterior in Burley, ID
When to paint in Burley, ID
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 9 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 1May
- 9Jun
- 8Jul
- 8Aug
- 3Sep
- 1Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 21° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 54°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 33° / 63°F |
| May | 1 | 1 | 16 | 41° / 71°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 21 | 49° / 83°F |
| July | 8 | 7 | 12 | 54° / 91°F |
| August | 8 | 6 | 15 | 52° / 89°F |
| September | 3 | 1 | 20 | 44° / 80°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 13 | 35° / 66°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 21° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 82 days a year here.
Towns near Burley compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tremonton (41 a year, 100 miles southeast); 3 get fewer, down to 15 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 Burley | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Falls, ID | 34 mi west | 40 | June to September | Jsin Field-Magic Vly Rgn Airport |
| Jerome, ID | 39 mi west | 37 | June to September | Jerome County Airport |
| Pocatello, ID | 71 mi east | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Chubbuck, ID | 73 mi east | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Blackfoot, ID | 86 mi northeast | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Tremonton, UT | 100 mi southeast | 41 | May to June | Brigham City Airport |
How Burley ranks in ID
Of 26 ID places with 10,000 people or more, Burley (population 12,211, 24th largest) ranks 16th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 37. The longest season in the state is Meridian, 60 days, 151 miles northwest. The shortest is Ammon at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 82 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Burley Municipal Airport (1.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.