When to paint a house exterior in Alexandria, VA
When to paint in Alexandria, VA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 16 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 6Apr
- 12May
- 13Jun
- 5Jul
- 9Aug
- 16Sep
- 11Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 49°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 54°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 12 | 38° / 62°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 17 | 48° / 72°F |
| May | 12 | 7 | 15 | 57° / 79°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 13 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 5 | 2 | 5 | 73° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 7 | 9 | 71° / 90°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 16 | 65° / 84°F |
| October | 11 | 9 | 20 | 53° / 74°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 15 | 41° / 62°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 34° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Alexandria compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Takoma Park (111 a year, 12 miles north); 2 get fewer, down to 64 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. Falls Church, Washington are read from the same station as Alexandria, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Alexandria | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falls Church, VA | 7 mi northwest | 76 | May to June | same station |
| Washington, DC | 7 mi northeast | 76 | May to June | same station |
| Vienna, VA | 11 mi northwest | 64 | June | Washington Dulles Internation |
| Fairfax, VA | 12 mi west | 64 | June | Washington Dulles Internation |
| Takoma Park, MD | 12 mi north | 111 | May to September | College Park Airport |
| Hyattsville, MD | 12 mi northeast | 111 | May to September | College Park Airport |
How Alexandria ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Alexandria (population 159,102, 6th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 109 miles south. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ronald Reagan Washington Natl (3.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.