When to paint a house exterior in Coeur d'Alene, ID
When to paint in Coeur d'Alene, ID
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 5May
- 11Jun
- 10Jul
- 12Aug
- 7Sep
- 1Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 24° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 41°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 51°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 34° / 60°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 22 | 43° / 72°F |
| June | 11 | 10 | 22 | 50° / 80°F |
| July | 10 | 7 | 15 | 54° / 88°F |
| August | 12 | 10 | 18 | 54° / 88°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 24 | 46° / 76°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 13 | 36° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 36°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 85 days a year here.
Towns near Coeur d'Alene compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Coeur d'Alene's 45 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Hayden, Post Falls, Rathdrum are read from the same station as Coeur d'Alene, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Coeur d'Alene | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden, ID | 5 mi north | 45 | June to September | same station |
| Post Falls, ID | 7 mi west | 45 | June to September | same station |
| Rathdrum, ID | 8 mi northwest | 45 | June to September | same station |
| Liberty Lake, WA | 15 mi west | 42 | June to September | Felts Field Airport |
| Spokane Valley, WA | 21 mi west | 42 | June to September | Felts Field Airport |
| Spokane, WA | 30 mi west | 42 | June to September | Felts Field Airport |
How Coeur d'Alene ranks in ID
Of 26 ID places with 10,000 people or more, Coeur d'Alene (population 57,355, 7th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 37. The longest season in the state is Meridian, 60 days, 283 miles south. The shortest is Ammon at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 85 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Coeur D'Alene Air Term Airport (4.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.