When to paint a house exterior in Maricopa, AZ
When to paint in Maricopa, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 11 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 Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 9Apr
- 8May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 11Oct
- 8Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 19 | 39° / 66°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 22 | 41° / 72°F |
| March | 7 | 4 | 29 | 47° / 78°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 18 | 52° / 88°F |
| May | 8 | 4 | 8 | 59° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 71° / 104°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 80° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 105°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72° / 101°F |
| October | 11 | 8 | 15 | 59° / 90°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 27 | 46° / 77°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 20 | 39° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 109 days a year here.
Towns near Maricopa compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Goodyear (102 a year, 26 miles northwest). 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. Casa Grande is read from the same station as Maricopa, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Maricopa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Grande, AZ | 17 mi southeast | 50 | March to May | same station |
| Chandler, AZ | 19 mi northeast | 97 | March to April | Chandler Municipal Airport |
| Gilbert, AZ | 24 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Tempe, AZ | 24 mi north | 84 | March to April | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
| Goodyear, AZ | 26 mi northwest | 102 | March to April | Phoenix Goodyear Airport |
| Queen Creek, AZ | 26 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
How Maricopa ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Maricopa (population 76,654, 17th largest) ranks 29th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 205 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 109 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Casa Grande Municipal Airport (14.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.