When to paint a house exterior in Scottsdale, AZ
When to paint in Scottsdale, 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 April, at about 17 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 Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 5Feb
- 14Mar
- 17Apr
- 8May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 12Oct
- 14Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 23 | 42° / 68°F |
| February | 5 | 2 | 23 | 45° / 72°F |
| March | 14 | 11 | 25 | 51° / 78°F |
| April | 17 | 15 | 19 | 58° / 87°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 8 | 65° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 105°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 83° / 107°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 81° / 106°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 101°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 13 | 63° / 90°F |
| November | 14 | 12 | 26 | 50° / 78°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 25 | 43° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 88 days a year here.
Towns near Scottsdale compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Glendale (102 a year, 22 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. Paradise Valley is read from the same station as Scottsdale, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Scottsdale | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Hills, AZ | 9 mi southeast | 102 | March to April | Falcon Field Airport |
| Paradise Valley, AZ | 11 mi southwest | 76 | March to April | same station |
| Phoenix, AZ | 15 mi southwest | 78 | October to November | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport |
| Tempe, AZ | 21 mi south | 84 | March to April | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
| Mesa, AZ | 21 mi southeast | 102 | March to April | Falcon Field Airport |
| Glendale, AZ | 22 mi southwest | 102 | March to April | Glendale Municipal Airport |
How Scottsdale ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Scottsdale (population 246,170, 7th largest) ranks 21st for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 183 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 88 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Scottsdale Airport (5.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.