When to paint a house exterior in Oro Valley, AZ
When to paint in Oro Valley, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April 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 February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 10Apr
- 9May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 11Oct
- 9Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 17 | 39° / 68°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 18 | 41° / 72°F |
| March | 5 | 3 | 25 | 45° / 77°F |
| April | 10 | 9 | 21 | 51° / 86°F |
| May | 9 | 5 | 9 | 58° / 92°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 70° / 102°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 102°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 100°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 69° / 97°F |
| October | 11 | 9 | 14 | 58° / 89°F |
| November | 9 | 7 | 25 | 47° / 78°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 20 | 40° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 102 days a year here.
Towns near Oro Valley compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Florence (81 a year, 52 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. Tucson is read from the same station as Oro Valley, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Oro Valley | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marana, AZ | 10 mi west | 68 | April | Ryan Field Airport |
| Tucson, AZ | 20 mi south | 49 | April to May | same station |
| Sahuarita, AZ | 34 mi south | 53 | April | Tucson International Airport |
| Eloy, AZ | 42 mi northwest | 50 | March to May | Casa Grande Municipal Airport |
| Coolidge, AZ | 48 mi northwest | 50 | March to May | Casa Grande Municipal Airport |
| Florence, AZ | 52 mi northwest | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
How Oro Valley ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Oro Valley (population 48,855, 22nd largest) ranks 34th for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 278 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 102 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport (18.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.