When to paint a house exterior in Kingman, AZ
When to paint in Kingman, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September to October, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 10 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, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 10May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 8Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 59°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 32° / 63°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 17 | 37° / 69°F |
| April | 5 | 4 | 24 | 43° / 79°F |
| May | 10 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 86°F |
| June | 2 | 2 | 3 | 63° / 99°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 70° / 102°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 69° / 99°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 8 | 61° / 94°F |
| October | 8 | 7 | 22 | 48° / 83°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 16 | 36° / 69°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 93 days a year here.
Towns near Kingman compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bullhead City (124 a year, 31 miles west). 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 Kingman | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullhead City, AZ | 31 mi west | 124 | January to April | Laughlin/Bullhead Internation |
| Lake Havasu City, AZ | 52 mi south | 75 | March | Needles Airport |
| Boulder City, NV | 67 mi northwest | 89 | March to May | Boulder Municipal Airport |
| Henderson, NV | 79 mi northwest | 66 | April to May | Henderson Executive Airport |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 96 mi northwest | 52 | April | Nellis Air Force Base Airport |
| Chino Valley, AZ | 97 mi east | 46 | September | Ernest A. Love Field Airport |
How Kingman ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Kingman (population 35,383, 30th largest) ranks 40th for painting days, 42 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 31 miles west. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 93 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kingman Airport (5.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.