When to paint a house exterior in Las Vegas, NV
When to paint in Las Vegas, NV
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 12Mar
- 19Apr
- 13May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 4Sep
- 19Oct
- 8Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 22 | 39° / 61°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 21 | 42° / 66°F |
| March | 12 | 9 | 27 | 48° / 73°F |
| April | 19 | 18 | 23 | 56° / 83°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 13 | 63° / 91°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 104°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 81° / 108°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 79° / 105°F |
| September | 4 | 2 | 4 | 71° / 98°F |
| October | 19 | 14 | 22 | 59° / 85°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 28 | 46° / 70°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 22 | 38° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 104 days a year here.
Towns near Las Vegas compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bullhead City (124 a year, 86 miles southeast); 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 Las Vegas | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Las Vegas, NV | 10 mi east | 52 | April | Nellis Air Force Base Airport |
| Henderson, NV | 20 mi southeast | 66 | April to May | Henderson Executive Airport |
| Boulder City, NV | 33 mi southeast | 89 | March to May | Boulder Municipal Airport |
| Mesquite, NV | 75 mi northeast | 47 | May | St George Municipal Airport |
| Bullhead City, AZ | 86 mi southeast | 124 | January to April | Laughlin/Bullhead Internation |
| Kingman, AZ | 99 mi southeast | 33 | September to October | Kingman Airport |
How Las Vegas ranks in NV
Of 10 NV places with 10,000 people or more, Las Vegas (population 678,922, 1st largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 35 days above the state median of 45. The longest season in the state is Boulder City, 89 days, 33 miles southeast. The shortest is Elko at 6. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 104 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from North Las Vegas Airport (4.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.