When to paint a house exterior in Loveland, CO
When to paint in Loveland, CO
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 8 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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, Aug, Sep.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
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| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 16° / 45°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 48°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 58°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 33° / 66°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 16 | 42° / 72°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 11 | 52° / 87°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 6 | 57° / 93°F |
| August | 8 | 4 | 9 | 56° / 91°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 19 | 49° / 86°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 16 | 36° / 70°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 64 days a year here.
Towns near Loveland compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Loveland's 30 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Windsor, Fort Collins, Timnath, Berthoud, Johnstown, Severance are read from the same station as Loveland, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Loveland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor, CO | 9 mi northeast | 30 | August to September | same station |
| Fort Collins, CO | 9 mi north | 30 | August to September | same station |
| Timnath, CO | 10 mi northeast | 30 | August to September | same station |
| Berthoud, CO | 10 mi southeast | 30 | August to September | same station |
| Johnstown, CO | 11 mi southeast | 30 | August to September | same station |
| Severance, CO | 12 mi northeast | 30 | August to September | same station |
How Loveland ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Loveland (population 81,102, 15th largest) ranks 34th for painting days, 6 days below the state median of 36. The longest season in the state is Cañon City, 71 days, 137 miles south. The shortest is Glenwood Springs at 12. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 64 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Collins Loveland Airport (3.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.