When to paint a house exterior in Deming, NM
When to paint in Deming, NM
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September to October, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 9 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Sep, Oct.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
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| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 60°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 66°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 16 | 36° / 73°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 25 | 42° / 81°F |
| May | 5 | 5 | 18 | 50° / 89°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 61° / 98°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 67° / 98°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 66° / 96°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 8 | 59° / 91°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 22 | 47° / 82°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 13 | 34° / 70°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 87 days a year here.
Towns near Deming compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sunland Park (89 a year, 74 miles southeast). 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 Deming | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces, NM | 56 mi east | 55 | October | Las Cruces International Airport |
| Sunland Park, NM | 74 mi southeast | 89 | April to May | Dona Ana County International Jetport |
| El Paso, TX | 83 mi east | 67 | April to May | Biggs Army Airfield / Fort Bliss Texas Us |
| Socorro, TX | 98 mi southeast | 63 | April | El Paso International Airport |
| San Elizario, TX | 99 mi southeast | 63 | April | El Paso International Airport |
| Horizon City, TX | 100 mi southeast | 63 | April | El Paso International Airport |
How Deming ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Deming (population 15,272, 14th largest) ranks 17th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 276 miles north. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 87 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Deming Municipal Airport (1.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.