When to paint a house exterior in Cedar City, UT
When to paint in Cedar City, UT
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 8 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June 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, Aug, Sep.
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- 6Sep
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 50°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 57°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 32° / 67°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 17 | 39° / 75°F |
| June | 6 | 6 | 15 | 50° / 89°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 6 | 58° / 93°F |
| August | 8 | 6 | 9 | 56° / 91°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 20 | 47° / 84°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 14 | 34° / 70°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 47°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 69 days a year here.
Towns near Cedar City compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in North Las Vegas (52 a year, 146 miles southwest). 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 Cedar City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane, UT | 40 mi south | 47 | May | St George Municipal Airport |
| Washington, UT | 44 mi southwest | 47 | May | St George Municipal Airport |
| Ivins, UT | 48 mi southwest | 47 | May | St George Municipal Airport |
| St. George, UT | 50 mi southwest | 47 | May | St George Municipal Airport |
| Mesquite, NV | 83 mi southwest | 47 | May | St George Municipal Airport |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 146 mi southwest | 52 | April | Nellis Air Force Base Airport |
How Cedar City ranks in UT
Of 67 UT places with 10,000 people or more, Cedar City (population 40,885, 25th largest) ranks 62nd for painting days, 19 days below the state median of 47. The longest season in the state is West Valley City, 78 days, 216 miles north. The shortest is Hyrum at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 69 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cedar City Regional Airport (1.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.