When to paint a house exterior in Elko, NV
When to paint in Elko, NV
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is not reliable in any month, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 2 painting days.
If you cannot avoid the thin months, ask the painter for a low-temperature latex and watch the forecast for a dry run of 4 days before you commit. No month here reliably has the dry back-to-back days deck stain needs, so consider a solid stain or a sealer you can apply in shorter breaks.
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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 | under 1 | 18° / 41°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 46°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 55°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 64°F |
| May | under 1 | under 1 | 13 | 37° / 73°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 14 | 46° / 87°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 53° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 6 | 50° / 93°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 14 | 41° / 83°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 30° / 69°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 16° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Elko compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grantsville (78 a year, 173 miles east). 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 Elko | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
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| Twin Falls, ID | 137 mi northeast | 40 | June to September | Jsin Field-Magic Vly Rgn Airport |
| Jerome, ID | 145 mi northeast | 37 | June to September | Jerome County Airport |
| Burley, ID | 156 mi northeast | 30 | June to August | Burley Municipal Airport |
| Mountain Home, ID | 159 mi north | 18 | none reliable | Mountain Home Air Force Base Airport |
| Grantsville, UT | 173 mi east | 78 | May to June | Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport |
| Tooele, UT | 182 mi east | 78 | May to June | Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport |
How Elko ranks in NV
Of 10 NV places with 10,000 people or more, Elko (population 20,822, 9th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 39 days below the state median of 45. The longest season in the state is Boulder City, 89 days, 348 miles south. No place in NV has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Elko Regional Airport (1.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.