When to paint a house exterior in Colorado Springs, CO
When to paint in Colorado Springs, CO
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, Aug, Sep.
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- 8Jun
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- 12Aug
- 11Sep
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 49°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 50°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 59°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 11 | 33° / 66°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 17 | 42° / 72°F |
| June | 8 | 4 | 11 | 53° / 86°F |
| July | 7 | 3 | 8 | 58° / 89°F |
| August | 12 | 6 | 12 | 56° / 87°F |
| September | 11 | 8 | 20 | 50° / 83°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 16 | 37° / 70°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 66 days a year here.
Towns near Colorado Springs compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Cañon City (71 a year, 38 miles southwest); 2 get fewer, down to 20 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 Colorado Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain, CO | 13 mi south | 42 | June to September | Butts Army Airfield Airport |
| Monument, CO | 15 mi north | 26 | July to August | Usaf Academy Airstrip Airport |
| Castle Rock, CO | 36 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
| Cañon City, CO | 38 mi southwest | 71 | June to September | Cheyenne Mtn As |
| Castle Pines, CO | 42 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
| Pueblo, CO | 42 mi south | 20 | none reliable | Pueblo Memorial Airport |
How Colorado Springs ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Colorado Springs (population 493,554, 2nd largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 36. The longest season in the state is Cañon City, 71 days, 38 miles southwest. The shortest is Glenwood Springs at 12. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 66 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (5.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.