When to paint a house exterior in Roswell, NM
When to paint in Roswell, NM
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 7 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 7May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 6Sep
- 6Oct
- 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° / 60°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 29° / 67°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 17 | 38° / 75°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 21 | 45° / 84°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 10 | 54° / 92°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 65° / 99°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69° / 100°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 68° / 98°F |
| September | 6 | 5 | 6 | 61° / 92°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 17 | 48° / 82°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 14 | 36° / 70°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 74 days a year here.
Towns near Roswell compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lovington (81 a year, 74 miles southeast). 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 Roswell | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artesia, NM | 37 mi south | 68 | September to October | Artesia Municipal Airport |
| Carlsbad, NM | 69 mi south | 43 | April to May | Cavern City Air Trml Airport |
| Lovington, NM | 74 mi southeast | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
| Portales, NM | 87 mi northeast | 42 | September | Cannon Air Force Base Airport |
| Alamogordo, NM | 90 mi west | 71 | September to October | Alamogordo-White Sands Rgl Airport |
| Hobbs, NM | 91 mi southeast | 81 | September to October | Lea County Regional Airport |
How Roswell ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Roswell (population 47,176, 5th largest) ranks 16th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 202 miles northwest. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 74 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Roswell International Air Cen (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.