When to paint a house exterior in Las Vegas, NM
When to paint in Las Vegas, NM
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past August 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
- 2May
- 7Jun
- 11Jul
- 12Aug
- 5Sep
- 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 | under 1 | 18° / 49°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 21° / 53°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 60°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 31° / 67°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 19 | 40° / 74°F |
| June | 7 | 5 | 15 | 50° / 85°F |
| July | 11 | 6 | 12 | 54° / 87°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 15 | 52° / 85°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 21 | 47° / 81°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 15 | 37° / 69°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 21° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 82 days a year here.
Towns near Las Vegas compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Española (102 a year, 55 miles northwest); 1 gets 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 Las Vegas | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe, NM | 43 mi west | 33 | July to September | Santa Fe Municipal Airport |
| Española, NM | 55 mi northwest | 102 | May to September | Los Alamos Airport |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 86 mi west | 62 | May | Albuquerque International Sunport Airport |
| Albuquerque, NM | 88 mi southwest | 62 | May | Albuquerque International Sunport Airport |
| Los Lunas, NM | 105 mi southwest | 41 | May | Belen Rgnl Airport |
| Clovis, NM | 140 mi southeast | 46 | September | Clovis Municipal Airport |
How Las Vegas ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Las Vegas (population 12,711, 15th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 55 miles northwest. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 82 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Las Vegas Municipal Airport (5.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.