When to paint a house exterior in Carlsbad, NM
When to paint in Carlsbad, NM
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 8 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 8May
- 1Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 28° / 61°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 9 | 31° / 67°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 20 | 40° / 75°F |
| April | 6 | 6 | 23 | 46° / 84°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 10 | 55° / 92°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 66° / 99°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69° / 100°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 68° / 97°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 8 | 61° / 91°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 19 | 49° / 82°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 14 | 37° / 70°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 10 | 31° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 81 days a year here.
Towns near Carlsbad compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lovington (81 a year, 64 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 29 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 Carlsbad | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia, NM | 33 mi north | 68 | September to October | Artesia Municipal Airport |
| Lovington, NM | 64 mi northeast | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Hobbs, NM | 67 mi east | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Roswell, NM | 69 mi north | 29 | May | Roswell International Air Cen |
| Town of Pecos, TX | 82 mi southeast | 38 | April | Pecos Municipal Airport |
| Andrews, TX | 99 mi east | 59 | April to May | Gaines County Airport |
How Carlsbad ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Carlsbad (population 31,999, 9th largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 270 miles north. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 81 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cavern City Air Trml Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.