When to paint a house exterior in Vernal, UT
When to paint in Vernal, UT
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is not reliable in any month, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 6 painting days.
If you cannot avoid the thin months, ask the painter for a low-temperature latex and watch the forecast for a dry run of 4 days before you commit. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun.
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- 6Jun
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- 6Aug
- 5Sep
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 9° / 32°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 53°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 32° / 65°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 19 | 41° / 74°F |
| June | 6 | 6 | 13 | 51° / 88°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 4 | 57° / 94°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 8 | 55° / 91°F |
| September | 5 | 3 | 21 | 46° / 82°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 12 | 34° / 66°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 36°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near Vernal compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Evanston (45 a year, 93 miles northwest). 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 Vernal | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green River, WY | 73 mi north | 42 | July to August | Rck Srings-Swetwter County Airport |
| Rock Springs, WY | 81 mi north | 42 | July to August | Rck Srings-Swetwter County Airport |
| Evanston, WY | 93 mi northwest | 45 | July to August | Evan-Uinta County Burns Field Airport |
| Heber, UT | 97 mi west | 39 | August to September | Provo Municipal Airport |
| Fruita, CO | 99 mi southeast | 29 | May | Grand Junction Regional Airport |
| Grand Junction, CO | 107 mi southeast | 29 | May | Grand Junction Regional Airport |
How Vernal ranks in UT
Of 67 UT places with 10,000 people or more, Vernal (population 10,698, 66th largest) ranks 63rd for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 47. The longest season in the state is West Valley City, 78 days, 131 miles west. The shortest is Hyrum at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Vernal Airport (1.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.