When to paint a house exterior in Tempe, AZ
When to paint in Tempe, 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 19 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.
- 3Jan
- 10Feb
- 19Mar
- 13Apr
- 5May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 10Oct
- 18Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 26 | 44° / 69°F |
| February | 10 | 6 | 24 | 47° / 74°F |
| March | 19 | 16 | 25 | 53° / 81°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 14 | 61° / 90°F |
| May | 5 | 2 | 5 | 68° / 97°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 79° / 108°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 85° / 110°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 84° / 108°F |
| September | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 78° / 103°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 10 | 65° / 92°F |
| November | 18 | 16 | 27 | 53° / 80°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 26 | 45° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 74 days a year here.
Towns near Tempe compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Glendale (102 a year, 18 miles northwest); 2 get fewer, down to 76 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 Tempe | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler, AZ | 9 mi southeast | 97 | March to April | Chandler Municipal Airport |
| Paradise Valley, AZ | 11 mi north | 76 | March to April | Scottsdale Airport |
| Gilbert, AZ | 12 mi southeast | 81 | March to April | Williams Gateway Airport |
| Mesa, AZ | 12 mi east | 102 | March to April | Falcon Field Airport |
| Phoenix, AZ | 16 mi northwest | 78 | October to November | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport |
| Glendale, AZ | 18 mi northwest | 102 | March to April | Glendale Municipal Airport |
How Tempe ranks in AZ
Of 44 AZ places with 10,000 people or more, Tempe (population 190,114, 9th largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Bullhead City, 124 days, 192 miles northwest. The shortest is Show Low at 15. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 74 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.