When to paint a house exterior in Twin Falls, ID
When to paint in Twin Falls, ID
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 2May
- 10Jun
- 7Jul
- 11Aug
- 8Sep
- 1Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 29° / 55°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 34° / 63°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 16 | 41° / 71°F |
| June | 10 | 9 | 18 | 51° / 84°F |
| July | 7 | 5 | 8 | 59° / 93°F |
| August | 11 | 8 | 13 | 56° / 90°F |
| September | 8 | 7 | 21 | 48° / 80°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 16 | 37° / 66°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 21° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 71 days a year here.
Towns near Twin Falls compared
4 get fewer, down to 15 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 Twin Falls | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome, ID | 11 mi north | 37 | June to September | Jerome County Airport |
| Burley, ID | 34 mi east | 30 | June to August | Burley Municipal Airport |
| Mountain Home, ID | 74 mi northwest | 18 | none reliable | Mountain Home Air Force Base Airport |
| Pocatello, ID | 104 mi east | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Chubbuck, ID | 105 mi east | 15 | none reliable | Pocatello Regional Airport |
| Boise City, ID | 114 mi northwest | 41 | August to September | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Fd A |
How Twin Falls ranks in ID
Of 26 ID places with 10,000 people or more, Twin Falls (population 55,589, 8th largest) ranks 13th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 37. The longest season in the state is Meridian, 60 days, 122 miles northwest. The shortest is Ammon at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 71 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jsin Field-Magic Vly Rgn Airport (5.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.