When to paint a house exterior in Henderson, NV
When to paint in Henderson, NV
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 7Mar
- 16Apr
- 13May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 17Oct
- 5Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 12 | 35° / 59°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 17 | 38° / 65°F |
| March | 7 | 4 | 25 | 45° / 72°F |
| April | 16 | 16 | 24 | 53° / 82°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 15 | 60° / 89°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 103°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 79° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 104°F |
| September | 5 | 3 | 5 | 68° / 97°F |
| October | 17 | 15 | 23 | 55° / 84°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 25 | 42° / 69°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 17 | 35° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 98 days a year here.
Towns near Henderson compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bullhead City (124 a year, 66 miles southeast); 3 get fewer, down to 33 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 Henderson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder City, NV | 13 mi southeast | 89 | March to May | Boulder Municipal Airport |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 20 mi north | 52 | April | Nellis Air Force Base Airport |
| Las Vegas, NV | 20 mi northwest | 80 | March to May | North Las Vegas Airport |
| Bullhead City, AZ | 66 mi southeast | 124 | January to April | Laughlin/Bullhead Internation |
| Mesquite, NV | 75 mi northeast | 47 | May | St George Municipal Airport |
| Kingman, AZ | 79 mi southeast | 33 | September to October | Kingman Airport |
How Henderson ranks in NV
Of 10 NV places with 10,000 people or more, Henderson (population 350,039, 2nd largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 45. The longest season in the state is Boulder City, 89 days, 13 miles southeast. The shortest is Elko at 6. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 98 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Henderson Executive Airport (6.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.