When to paint a house exterior in Lakewood, CO
When to paint in Lakewood, CO
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 September, 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
- 1May
- 10Jun
- 8Jul
- 10Aug
- 11Sep
- 1Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 48°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 19° / 50°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 57°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 32° / 64°F |
| May | 1 | 1 | 16 | 41° / 71°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 14 | 53° / 85°F |
| July | 8 | 6 | 8 | 58° / 90°F |
| August | 10 | 5 | 11 | 57° / 89°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 22 | 50° / 84°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 18 | 37° / 70°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 69 days a year here.
Towns near Lakewood compared
3 get fewer, down to 36 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. Englewood, Littleton, Greenwood Village are read from the same station as Lakewood, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lakewood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheat Ridge, CO | 5 mi north | 36 | June to August | Erie Municipal Airport |
| Golden, CO | 6 mi northwest | 36 | June to August | Erie Municipal Airport |
| Englewood, CO | 7 mi southeast | 42 | June to September | same station |
| Littleton, CO | 9 mi southeast | 42 | June to September | same station |
| Arvada, CO | 9 mi north | 36 | June to August | Erie Municipal Airport |
| Greenwood Village, CO | 12 mi southeast | 42 | June to September | same station |
How Lakewood ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Lakewood (population 156,868, 5th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 36. The longest season in the state is Cañon City, 71 days, 87 miles south. The shortest is Glenwood Springs at 12. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 69 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Centennial Airport (16.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.