When to paint a house exterior in Fountain Hills, AZ
When to paint in Fountain Hills, AZ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 4 good months a year. The best month is November, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 9Feb
- 19Mar
- 16Apr
- 7May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 15Oct
- 20Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 3 | 26 | 45° / 68°F |
| February | 9 | 6 | 24 | 47° / 71°F |
| March | 19 | 15 | 27 | 52° / 77°F |
| April | 16 | 15 | 18 | 60° / 88°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 7 | 67° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 105°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 84° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 83° / 106°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78° / 101°F |
| October | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65° / 90°F |
| November | 20 | 17 | 27 | 54° / 78°F |
| December | 7 | 6 | 27 | 46° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in November. Low-temperature paint adds about 72 days a year here.
Towns near Fountain Hills compared
5 get fewer, down to 76 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. Mesa is read from the same station as Fountain Hills, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fountain Hills | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottsdale, AZ | 9 mi northwest | 76 | March to April | Scottsdale Airport |
| Paradise Valley, AZ | 13 mi west | 76 | March to April | Scottsdale Airport |
| Mesa, AZ | 14 mi south | 102 | March to April | same station |
| Tempe, AZ | 19 mi southwest | 84 | March to April | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
| Apache Junction, AZ | 19 mi southeast | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Phoenix, AZ | 20 mi west | 78 | October to November | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport |
How Fountain Hills ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Fountain Hills (population 23,696, 32nd largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 27 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 192 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 72 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Falcon Field Airport (9.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.