When to paint a house exterior in Reno, NV
When to paint in Reno, NV
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 7 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 6May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 6Sep
- 2Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 51°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 55°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 32° / 60°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 17 | 37° / 70°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 24 | 45° / 77°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 12 | 55° / 89°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 61° / 97°F |
| August | 3 | 3 | 4 | 59° / 95°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50° / 86°F |
| October | 2 | 1 | 19 | 39° / 74°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 29° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 86 days a year here.
Towns near Reno compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grass Valley (154 a year, 68 miles west); 2 get fewer, down to 7 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. Sparks, Truckee are read from the same station as Reno, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Reno | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks, NV | 7 mi east | 28 | June | same station |
| Truckee, CA | 23 mi southwest | 28 | June | same station |
| Carson, NV | 28 mi south | 45 | June to September | Carson Airport |
| Fernley, NV | 35 mi east | 13 | none reliable | Fallon Naval Air Station |
| South Lake Tahoe, CA | 43 mi south | 7 | none reliable | Lake Tahoe Airport |
| Grass Valley, CA | 68 mi west | 154 | May to October | Nevada County Air Park |
How Reno ranks in NV
Of 10 NV places with 10,000 people or more, Reno (population 281,714, 4th largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 45. The longest season in the state is Boulder City, 89 days, 372 miles southeast. The shortest is Elko at 6. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 86 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (6.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.