When to paint a house exterior in San Luis, AZ
When to paint in San Luis, AZ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 9Feb
- 18Mar
- 13Apr
- 7May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 11Oct
- 18Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 3 | 28 | 46° / 72°F |
| February | 9 | 8 | 27 | 47° / 75°F |
| March | 18 | 16 | 26 | 53° / 81°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 14 | 59° / 90°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 7 | 64° / 95°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 105°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 83° / 110°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 83° / 109°F |
| September | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 104°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 12 | 64° / 93°F |
| November | 18 | 15 | 27 | 53° / 81°F |
| December | 6 | 5 | 29 | 46° / 72°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 80 days a year here.
Towns near San Luis compared
4 get fewer, down to 56 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. Somerton, Yuma are read from the same station as San Luis, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From San Luis | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerton, AZ | 8 mi north | 89 | March to April | same station |
| Yuma, AZ | 12 mi east | 89 | March to April | same station |
| Calexico, CA | 47 mi west | 56 | March to May | Imperial County Airport |
| El Centro, CA | 53 mi northwest | 56 | March to May | Imperial County Airport |
| Imperial, CA | 55 mi northwest | 56 | March to May | Imperial County Airport |
| Brawley, CA | 58 mi northwest | 56 | March to May | Imperial County Airport |
How San Luis ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, San Luis (population 40,064, 27th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 14 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 183 miles north. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 80 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Yuma Mcas (12.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.