When to paint a house exterior in West Jordan, UT
When to paint in West Jordan, UT
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 13May
- 16Jun
- 4Jul
- 13Aug
- 20Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 43°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 12 | 34° / 53°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 20 | 40° / 62°F |
| May | 13 | 13 | 29 | 49° / 72°F |
| June | 16 | 16 | 20 | 59° / 85°F |
| July | 4 | 4 | 4 | 68° / 95°F |
| August | 13 | 13 | 13 | 65° / 90°F |
| September | 20 | 20 | 26 | 56° / 83°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 23 | 44° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 32° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 87 days a year here.
Towns near West Jordan compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of West Jordan's 78 a year, so the season here is the regional season. South Jordan, Kearns, Taylorsville, Midvale, West Valley City, Riverton are read from the same station as West Jordan, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From West Jordan | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Jordan, UT | 3 mi south | 78 | May to June | same station |
| Kearns, UT | 3 mi north | 78 | May to June | same station |
| Taylorsville, UT | 5 mi northeast | 78 | May to June | same station |
| Midvale, UT | 6 mi east | 78 | May to June | same station |
| West Valley City, UT | 6 mi north | 78 | May to June | same station |
| Riverton, UT | 6 mi south | 78 | May to June | same station |
How West Jordan ranks in UT
Of 67 UT places with 10,000 people or more, West Jordan (population 116,688, 3rd largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 31 days above the state median of 47. The longest season in the state is West Valley City, 78 days, 6 miles north. The shortest is Hyrum at 11. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 87 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport (1.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.