When to paint a house exterior in Casa Grande, AZ
When to paint in Casa Grande, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 9Apr
- 8May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 11Oct
- 8Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 19 | 39° / 66°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 22 | 41° / 72°F |
| March | 7 | 4 | 29 | 47° / 78°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 18 | 52° / 88°F |
| May | 8 | 4 | 8 | 59° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 71° / 104°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 80° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 105°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72° / 101°F |
| October | 11 | 8 | 15 | 59° / 90°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 27 | 46° / 77°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 20 | 39° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 109 days a year here.
Towns near Casa Grande compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Chandler (97 a year, 26 miles north). 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. Coolidge, Eloy, Maricopa are read from the same station as Casa Grande, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Casa Grande | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coolidge, AZ | 14 mi east | 50 | March to May | same station |
| Eloy, AZ | 15 mi southeast | 50 | March to May | same station |
| Maricopa, AZ | 17 mi northwest | 50 | March to May | same station |
| Florence, AZ | 23 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Queen Creek, AZ | 25 mi north | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Chandler, AZ | 26 mi north | 97 | March to April | Chandler Municipal Airport |
How Casa Grande ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Casa Grande (population 68,927, 18th largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 222 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 109 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Casa Grande Municipal Airport (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.