When to paint a house exterior in Jerome, ID
When to paint in Jerome, ID
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 3May
- 10Jun
- 6Jul
- 11Aug
- 6Sep
- 1Oct
- under 1Nov
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 21° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 43°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 54°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 11 | 34° / 63°F |
| May | 3 | 3 | 18 | 42° / 72°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 18 | 51° / 84°F |
| July | 6 | 6 | 8 | 58° / 93°F |
| August | 11 | 9 | 13 | 56° / 90°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 20 | 48° / 81°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 17 | 38° / 66°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 22° / 38°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 77 days a year here.
Towns near Jerome compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Boise City (41 a year, 106 miles northwest); 4 get fewer, down to 15 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 Jerome | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Falls, ID | 11 mi south | 40 | June to September | Jsin Field-Magic Vly Rgn Airport |
| Burley, ID | 39 mi east | 30 | June to August | Burley Municipal Airport |
| Mountain Home, ID | 66 mi northwest | 18 | none reliable | Mountain Home Air Force Base Airport |
| Pocatello, ID | 105 mi east | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Chubbuck, ID | 105 mi east | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Boise City, ID | 106 mi northwest | 41 | August to September | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Fd A |
How Jerome ranks in ID
Of 26 ID places with 10,000 people or more, Jerome (population 13,481, 20th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, right at the state median of 37. The longest season in the state is Meridian, 60 days, 113 miles northwest. The shortest is Ammon at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 77 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jerome County Airport (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.