When to paint a house exterior in Glendale, AZ
When to paint in Glendale, 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 March, at about 21 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 9Feb
- 21Mar
- 18Apr
- 9May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 16Oct
- 17Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 29 | 43° / 67°F |
| February | 9 | 7 | 27 | 47° / 72°F |
| March | 21 | 19 | 29 | 53° / 79°F |
| April | 18 | 18 | 19 | 60° / 87°F |
| May | 9 | 5 | 9 | 69° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 80° / 106°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 87° / 108°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 85° / 106°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78° / 101°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 17 | 63° / 89°F |
| November | 17 | 15 | 29 | 51° / 77°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 29 | 44° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 88 days a year here.
Towns near Glendale compared
5 get fewer, down to 55 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 Glendale | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | 6 mi northeast | 78 | October to November | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport |
| El Mirage, AZ | 9 mi northwest | 55 | April | Luke Air Force Base Airport |
| Paradise Valley, AZ | 13 mi east | 76 | March to April | Scottsdale Airport |
| Avondale, AZ | 17 mi southwest | 102 | March to April | Phoenix Goodyear Airport |
| Surprise, AZ | 18 mi northwest | 55 | April | Luke Air Force Base Airport |
| Tempe, AZ | 18 mi southeast | 84 | March to April | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
How Glendale ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Glendale (population 258,143, 6th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 27 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 174 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 88 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Glendale Municipal Airport (6.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.