When to paint a house exterior in Los Lunas, NM
When to paint in Los Lunas, NM
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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 May, Sep.
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- 10May
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- 12Sep
- 4Oct
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 51°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 57°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 33° / 65°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 21 | 41° / 76°F |
| May | 10 | 10 | 25 | 49° / 84°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 5 | 59° / 93°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 65° / 95°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 63° / 93°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 15 | 56° / 87°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 21 | 43° / 76°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 30° / 60°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 73 days a year here.
Towns near Los Lunas compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Española (102 a year, 92 miles northeast); 3 get fewer, down to 15 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 Los Lunas | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM | 22 mi north | 62 | May | Albuquerque International Sunport Airport |
| Rio Rancho, NM | 34 mi north | 62 | May | Albuquerque International Sunport Airport |
| Santa Fe, NM | 75 mi northeast | 33 | July to September | Santa Fe Municipal Airport |
| Española, NM | 92 mi northeast | 102 | May to September | Los Alamos Airport |
| Las Vegas, NM | 105 mi northeast | 37 | June to August | Las Vegas Municipal Airport |
| Gallup, NM | 121 mi northwest | 15 | August | Gallup Municipal Airport |
How Los Lunas ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Los Lunas (population 19,907, 12th largest) ranks 13th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 92 miles northeast. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 73 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Belen Rgnl Airport (11 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.