When to paint a house exterior in Marana, AZ
When to paint in Marana, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 7May
- 1Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 4Sep
- 15Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 21 | 39° / 67°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 21 | 40° / 69°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 29 | 46° / 75°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 22 | 53° / 85°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 9 | 60° / 93°F |
| June | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71° / 102°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 77° / 101°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76° / 99°F |
| September | 4 | 4 | 4 | 70° / 96°F |
| October | 15 | 13 | 19 | 57° / 87°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 26 | 46° / 76°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 23 | 40° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 111 days a year here.
Towns near Marana compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Florence (81 a year, 45 miles north); 5 get fewer, down to 49 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 Marana | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oro Valley, AZ | 10 mi east | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Tucson, AZ | 27 mi southeast | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Eloy, AZ | 33 mi northwest | 50 | March to May | Casa Grande Municipal Airport |
| Sahuarita, AZ | 38 mi south | 53 | April | Tucson International Airport |
| Coolidge, AZ | 39 mi northwest | 50 | March to May | Casa Grande Municipal Airport |
| Florence, AZ | 45 mi north | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
How Marana ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Marana (population 62,380, 19th largest) ranks 25th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 269 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 111 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ryan Field Airport (21.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.