When to paint a house exterior in Gilbert, AZ
When to paint in Gilbert, 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 April, at about 19 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 Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 14Mar
- 19Apr
- 10May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 14Oct
- 14Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 25 | 41° / 66°F |
| February | 4 | 2 | 25 | 43° / 71°F |
| March | 14 | 10 | 29 | 49° / 77°F |
| April | 19 | 17 | 21 | 56° / 86°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 10 | 63° / 93°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 104°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 82° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 81° / 104°F |
| September | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 100°F |
| October | 14 | 11 | 16 | 61° / 89°F |
| November | 14 | 11 | 29 | 49° / 76°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 26 | 41° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 101 days a year here.
Towns near Gilbert compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Mesa (102 a year, 6 miles north). 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. Queen Creek, Apache Junction are read from the same station as Gilbert, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Gilbert | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa, AZ | 6 mi north | 102 | March to April | Falcon Field Airport |
| Chandler, AZ | 7 mi west | 97 | March to April | Chandler Municipal Airport |
| Queen Creek, AZ | 9 mi southeast | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Tempe, AZ | 12 mi northwest | 84 | March to April | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
| Apache Junction, AZ | 13 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Fountain Hills, AZ | 21 mi north | 102 | March to April | Falcon Field Airport |
How Gilbert ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Gilbert (population 288,790, 4th largest) ranks 13th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 204 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 101 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Williams Gateway Airport (4.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.