When to paint a house exterior in Pueblo, CO
When to paint in Pueblo, CO
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 September, at about 4 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. No month here reliably has the dry back-to-back days deck stain needs, so consider a solid stain or a sealer you can apply in shorter breaks.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 52°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 18° / 54°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 65°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 11 | 34° / 73°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 17 | 45° / 80°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 6 | 55° / 93°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 61° / 97°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 59° / 95°F |
| September | 4 | 3 | 11 | 51° / 90°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 16 | 37° / 75°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 62°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Pueblo compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Cañon City (71 a year, 35 miles west). 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 Pueblo | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain, CO | 29 mi north | 42 | June to September | Butts Army Airfield Airport |
| Cañon City, CO | 35 mi west | 71 | June to September | Cheyenne Mtn As |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 42 mi north | 41 | June to September | City Of Colorado Springs Municipal |
| Monument, CO | 57 mi north | 26 | July to August | Usaf Academy Airstrip Airport |
| Castle Rock, CO | 78 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
| Castle Pines, CO | 84 mi north | 42 | June to September | Centennial Airport |
How Pueblo ranks in CO
Of 53 CO places with 10,000 people or more, Pueblo (population 111,166, 10th largest) ranks 49th for painting days, 16 days below the state median of 36. The longest season in the state is Cañon City, 71 days, 35 miles west. The shortest is Glenwood Springs at 12. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pueblo Memorial Airport (5.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.