When to paint a house exterior in Cañon City, CO
When to paint in Cañon City, CO
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 16 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 15Jun
- 12Jul
- 14Aug
- 16Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 22° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 29° / 53°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 11 | 34° / 60°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 15 | 44° / 67°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 16 | 57° / 79°F |
| July | 12 | 6 | 12 | 61° / 83°F |
| August | 14 | 13 | 15 | 59° / 81°F |
| September | 16 | 15 | 20 | 55° / 77°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 19 | 41° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 11 | 32° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 26° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 66 days a year here.
Towns near Cañon City compared
6 get fewer, down to 20 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 Cañon City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain, CO | 34 mi northeast | 42 | June to September | Butts Army Airfield Airport |
| Pueblo, CO | 35 mi east | 20 | none reliable | Pueblo Memorial Airport |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 38 mi northeast | 41 | June to September | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal |
| Monument, CO | 48 mi northeast | 26 | July to August | Usaf Academy Airstrip Airport |
| Castle Rock, CO | 68 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
| Castle Pines, CO | 73 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
How Cañon City ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Cañon City (population 17,193, 37th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 35 days above the state median of 36. No place in CO has a longer season. The shortest is Glenwood Springs at 12. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 66 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cheyenne Mtn As (29.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.