When to paint a house exterior in Carson, NV
When to paint in Carson, NV
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 12 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 4May
- 12Jun
- 9Jul
- 9Aug
- 7Sep
- 1Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 49°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 54°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 31° / 59°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 18 | 37° / 67°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 28 | 43° / 74°F |
| June | 12 | 12 | 22 | 52° / 85°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 11 | 57° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 8 | 13 | 56° / 91°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 25 | 47° / 83°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 18 | 35° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 28° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 112 days a year here.
Towns near Carson compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Placerville (156 a year, 64 miles southwest); 5 get fewer, down to 7 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 Carson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lake Tahoe, CA | 20 mi southwest | 7 | none reliable | Lake Tahoe Airport |
| Truckee, CA | 28 mi northwest | 28 | June | Reno/Tahoe International Airport |
| Reno, NV | 28 mi north | 28 | June | Reno/Tahoe International Airport |
| Sparks, NV | 29 mi north | 28 | June | Reno/Tahoe International Airport |
| Fernley, NV | 41 mi northeast | 13 | none reliable | Fallon Naval Air Station |
| Placerville, CA | 64 mi southwest | 156 | May to October | Placerville Airport |
How Carson ranks in NV
Of 10 NV places with 10,000 people or more, Carson (population 58,148, 6th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, right at the state median of 45. The longest season in the state is Boulder City, 89 days, 350 miles southeast. The shortest is Elko at 6. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 112 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Carson Airport (2.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.