When to paint a house exterior in Monument, CO
When to paint in Monument, CO
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Aug.
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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 | 15° / 47°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 55°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 29° / 62°F |
| May | under 1 | under 1 | 12 | 38° / 69°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 14 | 48° / 83°F |
| July | 7 | 2 | 11 | 53° / 86°F |
| August | 11 | 9 | 17 | 51° / 85°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 21 | 45° / 80°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 11 | 32° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 72 days a year here.
Towns near Monument compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fountain (42 a year, 28 miles south). 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 Monument | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, CO | 15 mi south | 41 | June to September | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal |
| Castle Rock, CO | 21 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
| Castle Pines, CO | 27 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
| Fountain, CO | 28 mi south | 42 | June to September | Butts Army Airfield Airport |
| Parker, CO | 30 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
| Lone Tree, CO | 32 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
How Monument ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Monument (population 13,408, 46th largest) ranks 43rd for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 36. The longest season in the state is Cañon City, 71 days, 48 miles southwest. The shortest is Glenwood Springs at 12. 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 Usaf Academy Airstrip Airport (7.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.