When to paint a house exterior in Goodyear, AZ
When to paint in Goodyear, 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 10Feb
- 21Mar
- 18Apr
- 8May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 16Oct
- 17Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 3 | 29 | 43° / 67°F |
| February | 10 | 7 | 27 | 47° / 72°F |
| March | 21 | 21 | 29 | 53° / 79°F |
| April | 18 | 16 | 19 | 60° / 88°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 8 | 68° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 105°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 85° / 108°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 84° / 106°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 77° / 101°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 16 | 63° / 89°F |
| November | 17 | 16 | 29 | 52° / 77°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 28 | 44° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 86 days a year here.
Towns near Goodyear compared
4 get fewer, down to 50 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. Avondale is read from the same station as Goodyear, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Goodyear | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale, AZ | 5 mi northeast | 102 | March to April | same station |
| Buckeye, AZ | 20 mi northwest | 73 | April | Buckeye Municipal Airport |
| Glendale, AZ | 22 mi northeast | 102 | March to April | Glendale Municipal Airport |
| El Mirage, AZ | 23 mi north | 55 | April | Luke Air Force Base Airport |
| Maricopa, AZ | 26 mi southeast | 50 | March to May | Casa Grande Municipal Airport |
| Tempe, AZ | 27 mi east | 84 | March to April | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
How Goodyear ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Goodyear (population 118,186, 11th largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 27 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 180 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 86 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Phoenix Goodyear Airport (11.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.