When to paint a house exterior in Farmington, NM
When to paint in Farmington, NM
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 8 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July 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 Sep.
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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 | 19° / 46°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 53°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 62°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 11 | 34° / 71°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 24 | 42° / 80°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 8 | 53° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 61° / 95°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 6 | 59° / 92°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 20 | 50° / 86°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 16 | 37° / 73°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 71 days a year here.
Towns near Farmington compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Española (102 a year, 128 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 15 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 Farmington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
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| Durango, CO | 39 mi northeast | 17 | August | Dura-La Plata County Airport |
| Gallup, NM | 91 mi south | 15 | August | Gallup Municipal Airport |
| Montrose, CO | 120 mi north | 33 | August to September | Montrose Regional Airport |
| Española, NM | 128 mi southeast | 102 | May to September | Los Alamos Airport |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 131 mi southeast | 62 | May | Albuquerque International Sunport Airport |
| Albuquerque, NM | 143 mi southeast | 62 | May | Albuquerque International Sunport Airport |
How Farmington ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Farmington (population 46,262, 6th largest) ranks 18th for painting days, 23 days below the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 128 miles southeast. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 71 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Four Corners Regional Airport (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.