When to paint a house exterior in Sierra Vista, AZ
When to paint in Sierra Vista, AZ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 11Apr
- 18May
- 4Jun
- 3Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 16Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 34° / 63°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 15 | 37° / 67°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 24 | 42° / 72°F |
| April | 11 | 11 | 28 | 48° / 80°F |
| May | 18 | 18 | 23 | 54° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 4 | 4 | 65° / 95°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 67° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 2 | 6 | 66° / 91°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 12 | 62° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 12 | 23 | 53° / 82°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 24 | 43° / 72°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 36° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 109 days a year here.
Towns near Sierra Vista compared
5 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. Douglas is read from the same station as Sierra Vista, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sierra Vista | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogales, AZ | 39 mi west | 30 | October | Nogales International Airport |
| Sahuarita, AZ | 46 mi northwest | 53 | April | Tucson International Airport |
| Douglas, AZ | 47 mi east | 78 | September to October | same station |
| Tucson, AZ | 52 mi northwest | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Oro Valley, AZ | 71 mi northwest | 49 | April to May | Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Airport |
| Marana, AZ | 79 mi northwest | 68 | April | Ryan Field Airport |
How Sierra Vista ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Sierra Vista (population 44,710, 24th largest) ranks 17th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 347 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 109 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.