When to paint a house exterior in Lake Havasu City, AZ
When to paint in Lake Havasu City, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March, with 2 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past March is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov.
- 4Jan
- 9Feb
- 15Mar
- 11Apr
- 5May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 12Oct
- 15Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 2 | 26 | 44° / 68°F |
| February | 9 | 4 | 25 | 46° / 73°F |
| March | 15 | 12 | 24 | 52° / 80°F |
| April | 11 | 11 | 13 | 60° / 91°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 5 | 67° / 97°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 79° / 109°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 86° / 113°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 85° / 111°F |
| September | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 105°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 13 | 63° / 92°F |
| November | 15 | 11 | 28 | 51° / 77°F |
| December | 4 | 3 | 28 | 44° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 86 days a year here.
Towns near Lake Havasu City compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bullhead City (124 a year, 46 miles north); 4 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 Lake Havasu City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullhead City, AZ | 46 mi north | 124 | January to April | Laughlin/Bullhead Internation |
| Kingman, AZ | 52 mi north | 33 | September to October | Kingman Airport |
| Blythe, CA | 61 mi south | 60 | March | Blythe Airport |
| Boulder City, NV | 99 mi north | 89 | March to May | Boulder Municipal Airport |
| Twentynine Palms, CA | 103 mi west | 61 | April | Twenty Nine Palms |
| Prescott, AZ | 106 mi east | 46 | September | Ernest A. Love Field Airport |
How Lake Havasu City ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Lake Havasu City (population 59,037, 20th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, right at the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 46 miles north. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 86 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Needles Airport (25.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.