When to paint a house exterior in Coolidge, AZ
When to paint in Coolidge, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 9Apr
- 8May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 11Oct
- 8Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 19 | 39° / 66°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 22 | 41° / 72°F |
| March | 7 | 4 | 29 | 47° / 78°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 18 | 52° / 88°F |
| May | 8 | 4 | 8 | 59° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 71° / 104°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 80° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 105°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72° / 101°F |
| October | 11 | 8 | 15 | 59° / 90°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 27 | 46° / 77°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 20 | 39° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 109 days a year here.
Towns near Coolidge compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Florence (81 a year, 11 miles northeast). 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. Eloy, Casa Grande, Maricopa are read from the same station as Coolidge, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Coolidge | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence, AZ | 11 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Eloy, AZ | 14 mi south | 50 | March to May | same station |
| Casa Grande, AZ | 14 mi west | 50 | March to May | same station |
| Queen Creek, AZ | 22 mi north | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Maricopa, AZ | 29 mi west | 50 | March to May | same station |
| Gilbert, AZ | 29 mi northwest | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
How Coolidge ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Coolidge (population 19,674, 34th largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 230 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 109 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Casa Grande Municipal Airport (14.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.