When to paint a house exterior in Surprise, AZ
When to paint in Surprise, AZ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 1 good month a year. The best month is April, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February 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, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 9Mar
- 12Apr
- 6May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 11Oct
- 11Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 22 | 41° / 68°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 22 | 44° / 72°F |
| March | 9 | 7 | 26 | 49° / 79°F |
| April | 12 | 10 | 16 | 56° / 88°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 6 | 64° / 95°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 106°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 83° / 108°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 82° / 107°F |
| September | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 101°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 13 | 61° / 91°F |
| November | 11 | 9 | 27 | 49° / 78°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 24 | 42° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 102 days a year here.
Towns near Surprise compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Glendale (102 a year, 18 miles southeast). 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. El Mirage is read from the same station as Surprise, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Surprise | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Mirage, AZ | 9 mi southeast | 55 | April | same station |
| Peoria, AZ | 12 mi northeast | 78 | October to November | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport |
| Glendale, AZ | 18 mi southeast | 102 | March to April | Glendale Municipal Airport |
| Buckeye, AZ | 20 mi southwest | 73 | April | Buckeye Municipal Airport |
| Phoenix, AZ | 22 mi east | 78 | October to November | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport |
| Avondale, AZ | 26 mi south | 102 | March to April | Phoenix Goodyear Airport |
How Surprise ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Surprise (population 167,564, 10th largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 157 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 102 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Luke Air Force Base Airport (9.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.