When to paint a house exterior in Montrose, CO
When to paint in Montrose, 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 August, at about 10 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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- 7Jun
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- 10Aug
- 8Sep
- 1Oct
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 16° / 41°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 48°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 58°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34° / 67°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 22 | 42° / 75°F |
| June | 7 | 7 | 13 | 52° / 89°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 58° / 92°F |
| August | 10 | 5 | 11 | 56° / 89°F |
| September | 8 | 7 | 20 | 49° / 83°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 14 | 36° / 68°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 17° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 70 days a year here.
Towns near Montrose compared
6 get fewer, down to 12 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 Montrose | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Junction, CO | 57 mi northwest | 29 | May | Grand Junction Regional Airport |
| Fruita, CO | 67 mi northwest | 29 | May | Grand Junction Regional Airport |
| Rifle, CO | 74 mi north | 12 | none reliable | Garfield County Regional Airport |
| Glenwood Springs, CO | 79 mi north | 12 | none reliable | Garfield County Regional Airport |
| Durango, CO | 83 mi south | 17 | August | Dura-La Plata County Airport |
| Farmington, NM | 120 mi south | 23 | September | Four Corners Regional Airport |
How Montrose ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Montrose (population 21,646, 30th largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 36. The longest season in the state is Cañon City, 71 days, 143 miles east. The shortest is Glenwood Springs at 12. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 70 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Montrose Regional Airport (3.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.