When to paint a house exterior in Douglas, AZ
When to paint in Douglas, AZ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 18 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 Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 11Apr
- 18May
- 4Jun
- 3Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 16Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 34° / 63°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 15 | 37° / 67°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 24 | 42° / 72°F |
| April | 11 | 11 | 28 | 48° / 80°F |
| May | 18 | 18 | 23 | 54° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 4 | 4 | 65° / 95°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 67° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 2 | 6 | 66° / 91°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 12 | 62° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 12 | 23 | 53° / 82°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 24 | 43° / 72°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 36° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 109 days a year here.
Towns near Douglas compared
5 get fewer, down to 26 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. Sierra Vista is read from the same station as Douglas, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Douglas | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista, AZ | 47 mi west | 78 | September to October | same station |
| Nogales, AZ | 82 mi west | 30 | October | Nogales International Airport |
| Sahuarita, AZ | 91 mi northwest | 53 | April | Tucson International Airport |
| Tucson, AZ | 94 mi northwest | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Safford, AZ | 100 mi north | 26 | October | Safford Regional Airport |
| Oro Valley, AZ | 110 mi northwest | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
How Douglas ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Douglas (population 15,819, 37th largest) ranks 18th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 388 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 Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby (49.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.