When to paint a house exterior in Sahuarita, AZ
When to paint in Sahuarita, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 1 good month a year. The best month is April, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 7May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 9Oct
- 10Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 19 | 39° / 69°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 20 | 42° / 73°F |
| March | 8 | 4 | 25 | 47° / 79°F |
| April | 13 | 13 | 19 | 53° / 88°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 8 | 60° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 71° / 104°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 104°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 101°F |
| September | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 70° / 98°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 11 | 59° / 91°F |
| November | 10 | 7 | 25 | 47° / 79°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 21 | 41° / 71°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 96 days a year here.
Towns near Sahuarita compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sierra Vista (78 a year, 46 miles southeast); 3 get fewer, down to 30 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 Sahuarita | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson, AZ | 16 mi north | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Oro Valley, AZ | 34 mi north | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Marana, AZ | 38 mi north | 68 | April | Ryan Field Airport |
| Nogales, AZ | 39 mi south | 30 | October | Nogales International Airport |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | 46 mi southeast | 78 | September to October | Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby |
| Eloy, AZ | 67 mi northwest | 50 | March to May | Casa Grande Municipal Airport |
How Sahuarita ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Sahuarita (population 37,448, 28th largest) ranks 28th for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 302 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 96 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tucson International Airport (13.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.