When to paint a house exterior in Salt Lake City, UT
When to paint in Salt Lake City, UT
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 11May
- 9Jun
- 2Jul
- 5Aug
- 12Sep
- 6Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 42°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 48°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 10 | 35° / 58°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 17 | 40° / 66°F |
| May | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49° / 76°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 10 | 60° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 69° / 98°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 66° / 94°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 16 | 57° / 85°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 21 | 43° / 70°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 32° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near Salt Lake City compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in West Valley City (78 a year, 7 miles southwest). 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. North Salt Lake, South Salt Lake, Woods Cross, Bountiful, Millcreek are read from the same station as Salt Lake City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Salt Lake City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Salt Lake, UT | 5 mi north | 47 | May to June | same station |
| South Salt Lake, UT | 5 mi south | 47 | May to June | same station |
| Woods Cross, UT | 7 mi north | 47 | May to June | same station |
| West Valley City, UT | 7 mi southwest | 78 | May to June | Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport |
| Bountiful, UT | 8 mi northeast | 47 | May to June | same station |
| Millcreek, UT | 8 mi southeast | 47 | May to June | same station |
How Salt Lake City ranks in UT
Of 67 UT places with 10,000 people or more, Salt Lake City (population 217,783, 1st largest) ranks 36th for painting days, right at the state median of 47. The longest season in the state is West Valley City, 78 days, 7 miles southwest. The shortest is Hyrum at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Salt Lake City International (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.