When to paint a house exterior in Sunland Park, NM
When to paint in Sunland Park, NM
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 6Mar
- 20Apr
- 16May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 13Sep
- 20Oct
- 6Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 31° / 60°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 16 | 36° / 65°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 27 | 43° / 72°F |
| April | 20 | 20 | 29 | 52° / 81°F |
| May | 16 | 14 | 17 | 60° / 90°F |
| June | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69° / 98°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 98°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72° / 96°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 13 | 65° / 91°F |
| October | 20 | 20 | 29 | 53° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 5 | 25 | 42° / 69°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 15 | 34° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 97 days a year here.
Towns near Sunland Park compared
6 get fewer, down to 28 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 Sunland Park | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso, TX | 10 mi east | 67 | April to May | Biggs Army Airfield / Fort Bliss Texas Us |
| Socorro, TX | 24 mi southeast | 63 | April | El Paso International Airport |
| Horizon City, TX | 26 mi east | 63 | April | El Paso International Airport |
| San Elizario, TX | 26 mi southeast | 63 | April | El Paso International Airport |
| Las Cruces, NM | 36 mi north | 55 | October | Las Cruces International Airport |
| Deming, NM | 74 mi northwest | 28 | September to October | Deming Municipal Airport |
How Sunland Park ranks in NM
Of 19 NM places with 10,000 people or more, Sunland Park (population 18,185, 13th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 44 days above the state median of 46. The longest season in the state is Española, 102 days, 290 miles north. The shortest is Gallup at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 97 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dona Ana County International Jetport (7.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.