When to paint a house exterior in Payson, AZ
When to paint in Payson, AZ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to October, with 5 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 25 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to October, call for quotes in June 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 9Apr
- 19May
- 18Jun
- 6Jul
- 18Aug
- 25Sep
- 18Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 13 | 33° / 53°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 12 | 33° / 55°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 20 | 37° / 60°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 28 | 45° / 71°F |
| May | 19 | 19 | 30 | 51° / 78°F |
| June | 18 | 18 | 19 | 61° / 89°F |
| July | 6 | 5 | 6 | 67° / 93°F |
| August | 18 | 18 | 18 | 65° / 90°F |
| September | 25 | 25 | 26 | 60° / 85°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 29 | 50° / 74°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 22 | 40° / 62°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 15 | 35° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 123 days a year here.
Towns near Payson compared
6 get fewer, down to 46 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 Payson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Verde, AZ | 38 mi northwest | 46 | September | Ernest A. Love Field Airport |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 50 mi southwest | 76 | March to April | Scottsdale Airport |
| Fountain Hills, AZ | 50 mi southwest | 102 | March to April | Falcon Field Airport |
| Cottonwood, AZ | 52 mi northwest | 46 | September | Ernest A. Love Field Airport |
| Paradise Valley, AZ | 60 mi southwest | 76 | March to April | Scottsdale Airport |
| Apache Junction, AZ | 61 mi south | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
How Payson ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Payson (population 16,762, 36th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 40 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 194 miles west. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 123 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Payson Airport (1.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.