When to paint a house exterior in Washington, UT
When to paint in Washington, UT
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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 Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 13Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 31° / 54°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 10 | 34° / 60°F |
| March | 2 | under 1 | 21 | 40° / 68°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 25 | 47° / 78°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56° / 86°F |
| June | 2 | 2 | 2 | 68° / 100°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 104°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 72° / 101°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 7 | 64° / 94°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 25 | 50° / 81°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 16 | 37° / 65°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 86 days a year here.
Towns near Washington compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in North Las Vegas (52 a year, 106 miles southwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 29 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. St. George, Hurricane, Ivins, Mesquite are read from the same station as Washington, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Washington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. George, UT | 6 mi southwest | 47 | May | same station |
| Hurricane, UT | 7 mi east | 47 | May | same station |
| Ivins, UT | 11 mi west | 47 | May | same station |
| Mesquite, NV | 41 mi southwest | 47 | May | same station |
| Cedar City, UT | 44 mi northeast | 29 | August | Cedar City Regional Airport |
| North Las Vegas, NV | 106 mi southwest | 52 | April | Nellis Air Force Base Airport |
How Washington ranks in UT
Of 67 UT places with 10,000 people or more, Washington (population 35,501, 32nd largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, right at the state median of 47. The longest season in the state is West Valley City, 78 days, 259 miles north. The shortest is Hyrum at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 86 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from St George Municipal Airport (6.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.