When to paint a house exterior in Cheyenne, WY
When to paint in Cheyenne, WY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 12 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, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- under 1May
- 8Jun
- 9Jul
- 12Aug
- 7Sep
- under 1Oct
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- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 52°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 29° / 60°F |
| May | under 1 | under 1 | 11 | 38° / 67°F |
| June | 8 | 6 | 17 | 50° / 82°F |
| July | 9 | 5 | 11 | 55° / 88°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 15 | 54° / 86°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 22 | 47° / 81°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 13 | 33° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near Cheyenne compared
6 get fewer, down to 12 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 Cheyenne | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington, CO | 32 mi south | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
| Timnath, CO | 42 mi south | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
| Fort Collins, CO | 42 mi south | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
| Severance, CO | 43 mi south | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
| Laramie, WY | 44 mi west | 12 | none reliable | Laramie Regional Airport |
| Windsor, CO | 45 mi south | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
How Cheyenne ranks in WY
Of 11 WY places with 10,000 people or more, Cheyenne (population 65,704, 1st largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 29. The longest season in the state is Cody, 50 days, 319 miles northwest. The shortest is Jackson at 6. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cheyenne Airport (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.