When to paint a house exterior in Rexburg, ID
When to paint in Rexburg, ID
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is July, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 7 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past July is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- under 1May
- 6Jun
- 7Jul
- 5Aug
- 2Sep
- under 1Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 30°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 14° / 35°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 47°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 59°F |
| May | under 1 | under 1 | 13 | 39° / 69°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 21 | 47° / 80°F |
| July | 7 | 5 | 13 | 51° / 89°F |
| August | 5 | 5 | 17 | 50° / 87°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 20 | 42° / 78°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 33° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 14° / 32°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 78 days a year here.
Towns near Rexburg compared
6 get fewer, down to 6 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 Rexburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammon, ID | 25 mi south | 11 | none reliable | Idaho Falls Regional Airport |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 26 mi southwest | 11 | none reliable | Idaho Falls Regional Airport |
| Blackfoot, ID | 52 mi southwest | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Jackson, WY | 56 mi southeast | 6 | none reliable | Jackson Hole Airport |
| Chubbuck, ID | 70 mi southwest | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Pocatello, ID | 74 mi southwest | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
How Rexburg ranks in ID
Of 26 ID places with 10,000 people or more, Rexburg (population 40,695, 10th largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 37. The longest season in the state is Meridian, 60 days, 231 miles west. The shortest is Ammon at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 78 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Rexburg-Madison County Airport (1.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.