When to paint a house exterior in Hobbs, NM
When to paint in Hobbs, NM
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 11Apr
- 15May
- 6Jun
- 4Jul
- 7Aug
- 17Sep
- 14Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 29° / 56°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 10 | 32° / 62°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 21 | 40° / 71°F |
| April | 11 | 11 | 25 | 47° / 79°F |
| May | 15 | 12 | 18 | 57° / 87°F |
| June | 6 | 3 | 6 | 65° / 94°F |
| July | 4 | 4 | 4 | 69° / 95°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 68° / 93°F |
| September | 17 | 16 | 18 | 61° / 87°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 24 | 50° / 77°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 17 | 39° / 66°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 32° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 87 days a year here.
Towns near Hobbs compared
4 get fewer, down to 41 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. Lovington is read from the same station as Hobbs, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hobbs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovington, NM | 18 mi northwest | 81 | September to October | same station |
| Andrews, TX | 45 mi southeast | 59 | April to May | Gaines County Airport |
| Carlsbad, NM | 67 mi west | 43 | April to May | Cavern City Air Trml Airport |
| Artesia, NM | 74 mi west | 68 | September to October | Artesia Municipal Airport |
| Levelland, TX | 75 mi northeast | 41 | September to October | Lubbock International Airport |
| Odessa, TX | 76 mi southeast | 80 | April | Odessa-Schlemeyer Field Airport |
How Hobbs ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Hobbs (population 41,061, 7th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 36 days above the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 281 miles northwest. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 87 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lea County Regional Airport (3.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.