When to paint a house exterior in Nogales, AZ
When to paint in Nogales, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is October, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 8 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 3Apr
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- under 1Jun
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- 5Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 32° / 68°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 11 | 34° / 71°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 20 | 39° / 76°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 24 | 43° / 84°F |
| May | 5 | 5 | 16 | 50° / 89°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 61° / 99°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 67° / 97°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 65° / 95°F |
| September | 5 | 3 | 6 | 60° / 93°F |
| October | 8 | 7 | 18 | 50° / 87°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 20 | 40° / 77°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 11 | 34° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 109 days a year here.
Towns near Nogales compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sierra Vista (78 a year, 39 miles east). 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 Nogales | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Vista, AZ | 39 mi east | 78 | September to October | Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby |
| Sahuarita, AZ | 39 mi north | 53 | April | Tucson International Airport |
| Tucson, AZ | 55 mi north | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Oro Valley, AZ | 73 mi north | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Marana, AZ | 77 mi north | 68 | April | Ryan Field Airport |
| Douglas, AZ | 82 mi east | 78 | September to October | Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby |
How Nogales ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Nogales (population 19,965, 33rd largest) ranks 41st for painting days, 45 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 334 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 Nogales International Airport (6.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.