When to paint a house exterior in Littleton, CO
When to paint in Littleton, 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 Littleton compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Littleton's 42 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Englewood, Greenwood Village, Centennial, Lone Tree, Lakewood, Castle Pines are read from the same station as Littleton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Littleton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Englewood, CO | 4 mi north | 42 | June to September | same station |
| Greenwood Village, CO | 6 mi east | 42 | June to September | same station |
| Centennial, CO | 8 mi east | 42 | June to September | same station |
| Lone Tree, CO | 9 mi southeast | 42 | June to September | same station |
| Lakewood, CO | 9 mi northwest | 42 | June to September | same station |
| Castle Pines, CO | 12 mi southeast | 42 | June to September | same station |
How Littleton ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Littleton (population 44,879, 20th largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 36. The longest season in the state is Cañon City, 71 days, 80 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 (9.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.