When to paint a house exterior in Greeley, CO
When to paint in Greeley, CO
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 6 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. No month here reliably has the dry back-to-back days deck stain needs, so consider a solid stain or a sealer you can apply in shorter breaks.
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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 | 11° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 59°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 31° / 67°F |
| May | 2 | 1 | 16 | 42° / 74°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 11 | 52° / 89°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 5 | 57° / 94°F |
| August | 6 | 2 | 8 | 54° / 91°F |
| September | 5 | 2 | 17 | 47° / 86°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 11 | 33° / 70°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Greeley compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Severance (30 a year, 8 miles northwest). 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. Evans is read from the same station as Greeley, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Greeley | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, CO | 5 mi south | 24 | June | same station |
| Severance, CO | 8 mi northwest | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
| Windsor, CO | 9 mi northwest | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
| Johnstown, CO | 10 mi southwest | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
| Timnath, CO | 13 mi northwest | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
| Berthoud, CO | 14 mi southwest | 30 | August to September | Fort Collins Loveland Airport |
How Greeley ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Greeley (population 114,363, 9th largest) ranks 45th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 36. The longest season in the state is Cañon City, 71 days, 138 miles south. The shortest is Glenwood Springs at 12. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Greeley-Weld County Airport (7.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.