When to paint a house exterior in Cody, WY
When to paint in Cody, WY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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
- 1Apr
- 2May
- 11Jun
- 15Jul
- 14Aug
- 6Sep
- 1Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 15° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 15° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 25° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 31° / 57°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 15 | 40° / 65°F |
| June | 11 | 7 | 20 | 50° / 79°F |
| July | 15 | 12 | 16 | 56° / 87°F |
| August | 14 | 10 | 19 | 54° / 84°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 21 | 46° / 76°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 14 | 34° / 61°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 24° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 78 days a year here.
Towns near Cody compared
6 get fewer, down to 6 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 Cody | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billings, MT | 91 mi north | 38 | June to September | Billings Logan International |
| Sheridan, WY | 105 mi east | 12 | none reliable | Sheridan County Airport |
| Riverton, WY | 109 mi south | 29 | June to August | Riverton Regional Airport |
| Jackson, WY | 112 mi southwest | 6 | none reliable | Jackson Hole Airport |
| Bozeman, MT | 126 mi northwest | 6 | none reliable | Gallatin Field Airport |
| Belgrade, MT | 135 mi northwest | 6 | none reliable | Gallatin Field Airport |
How Cody ranks in WY
Of 11 WY places with 10,000 people or more, Cody (population 10,391, 11th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 29. No place in WY has a longer season. The shortest is Jackson at 6. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 78 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Yellowstone Regional Airport (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.