When to paint a house exterior in Pocatello, ID
When to paint in Pocatello, ID
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is not reliable in any month, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 5 painting days.
If you cannot avoid the thin months, ask the painter for a low-temperature latex and watch the forecast for a dry run of 4 days before you commit. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun.
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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 | 17° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 53°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 31° / 62°F |
| May | 1 | 1 | 14 | 38° / 71°F |
| June | 5 | 5 | 17 | 46° / 84°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 7 | 52° / 93°F |
| August | 3 | 3 | 10 | 50° / 91°F |
| September | 2 | 2 | 17 | 43° / 81°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 8 | 32° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 37°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 67 days a year here.
Towns near Pocatello compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Burley (30 a year, 71 miles west); 2 get fewer, down to 11 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. Chubbuck, Blackfoot are read from the same station as Pocatello, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Pocatello | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chubbuck, ID | 4 mi north | 15 | none reliable | same station |
| Blackfoot, ID | 23 mi north | 15 | none reliable | same station |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 48 mi northeast | 11 | none reliable | Idaho Falls Regional Airport |
| Ammon, ID | 49 mi northeast | 11 | none reliable | Idaho Falls Regional Airport |
| Burley, ID | 71 mi west | 30 | June to August | Burley Municipal Airport |
| Rexburg, ID | 74 mi northeast | 20 | July | Rexburg-Madison County Airport |
How Pocatello ranks in ID
Of 26 ID places with 10,000 people or more, Pocatello (population 58,231, 6th largest) ranks 22nd for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 37. The longest season in the state is Meridian, 60 days, 205 miles west. The shortest is Ammon at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 67 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pocatello Regional Airport (6.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.