When to paint a house exterior in Clovis, NM
When to paint in Clovis, NM
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July 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 Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 7May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 6Aug
- 14Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 23° / 54°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 25° / 60°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 11 | 33° / 69°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 20 | 39° / 76°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 17 | 49° / 84°F |
| June | 8 | 3 | 8 | 60° / 92°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 63° / 95°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 62° / 93°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 17 | 56° / 87°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 19 | 43° / 76°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32° / 64°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 74 days a year here.
Towns near Clovis compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Plainview (55 a year, 86 miles east); 5 get fewer, down to 39 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 Clovis | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portales, NM | 20 mi southwest | 42 | September | Cannon Air Force Base Airport |
| Hereford, TX | 52 mi northeast | 39 | September | Hereford Municipal Airport |
| Levelland, TX | 76 mi southeast | 41 | September to October | Lubbock International Airport |
| Canyon, TX | 82 mi northeast | 41 | May to June | Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport |
| Plainview, TX | 86 mi east | 55 | September | Hale County Airport |
| Amarillo, TX | 94 mi northeast | 41 | May to June | Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport |
How Clovis ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Clovis (population 37,555, 8th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, right at the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 195 miles northwest. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 74 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Clovis Municipal Airport (6.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.