When to paint a house exterior in Mesa, AZ
When to paint in Mesa, AZ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 4 good months a year. The best month is November, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 9Feb
- 19Mar
- 16Apr
- 7May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 15Oct
- 20Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 3 | 26 | 45° / 68°F |
| February | 9 | 6 | 24 | 47° / 71°F |
| March | 19 | 15 | 27 | 52° / 77°F |
| April | 16 | 15 | 18 | 60° / 88°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 7 | 67° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 105°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 84° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 83° / 106°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 78° / 101°F |
| October | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65° / 90°F |
| November | 20 | 17 | 27 | 54° / 78°F |
| December | 7 | 6 | 27 | 46° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in November. Low-temperature paint adds about 72 days a year here.
Towns near Mesa compared
5 get fewer, down to 81 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. Fountain Hills is read from the same station as Mesa, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mesa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert, AZ | 6 mi south | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Apache Junction, AZ | 10 mi east | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Chandler, AZ | 11 mi southwest | 97 | March to April | Chandler Municipal Airport |
| Tempe, AZ | 12 mi west | 84 | March to April | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
| Queen Creek, AZ | 13 mi southeast | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Fountain Hills, AZ | 14 mi north | 102 | March to April | same station |
How Mesa ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Mesa (population 517,151, 3rd largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 27 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 201 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 72 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Falcon Field Airport (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.