When to paint a house exterior in Española, NM
When to paint in Española, NM
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 14May
- 22Jun
- 16Jul
- 18Aug
- 21Sep
- 7Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 42°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 48°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 15 | 35° / 56°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 22 | 41° / 64°F |
| May | 14 | 14 | 26 | 49° / 72°F |
| June | 22 | 19 | 23 | 60° / 83°F |
| July | 16 | 8 | 16 | 62° / 84°F |
| August | 18 | 15 | 18 | 60° / 82°F |
| September | 21 | 21 | 24 | 55° / 77°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 22 | 44° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 12 | 34° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 84 days a year here.
Towns near Española compared
6 get fewer, down to 23 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 Española | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe, NM | 24 mi south | 33 | July to September | Santa Fe Municipal Airport |
| Las Vegas, NM | 55 mi southeast | 37 | June to August | Las Vegas Municipal Airport |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 61 mi southwest | 62 | May | Albuquerque International Sunport Airport |
| Albuquerque, NM | 70 mi southwest | 62 | May | Albuquerque International Sunport Airport |
| Los Lunas, NM | 92 mi southwest | 41 | May | Belen Rgnl Airport |
| Farmington, NM | 128 mi northwest | 23 | September | Four Corners Regional Airport |
How Española ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Española (population 10,475, 19th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 57 days above the state median of 46. No place in NM has a longer season. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 84 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Los Alamos Airport (14.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.