When to paint a house exterior in Annapolis, MD
When to paint in Annapolis, MD
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is May to October, with 6 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to October, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 10Apr
- 15May
- 19Jun
- 15Jul
- 18Aug
- 19Sep
- 14Oct
- 4Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 32° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 34° / 48°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 15 | 40° / 55°F |
| April | 10 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 65°F |
| May | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60° / 73°F |
| June | 19 | 15 | 19 | 69° / 82°F |
| July | 15 | 11 | 15 | 74° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 11 | 18 | 73° / 85°F |
| September | 19 | 14 | 19 | 67° / 79°F |
| October | 14 | 10 | 19 | 56° / 69°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 18 | 44° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 37° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 64 days a year here.
Towns near Annapolis compared
6 get fewer, down to 61 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 Annapolis | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowie, MD | 13 mi west | 101 | May to September | Tipton |
| New Carrollton, MD | 20 mi west | 111 | May to September | College Park Airport |
| Greenbelt, MD | 20 mi west | 111 | May to September | College Park Airport |
| Laurel, MD | 21 mi northwest | 101 | May to September | Tipton |
| College Park, MD | 23 mi west | 111 | May to September | College Park Airport |
| Baltimore, MD | 23 mi north | 61 | September | Baltimore-Washington International Air |
How Annapolis ranks in MD
Of 23 MD places with 10,000 people or more, Annapolis (population 40,689, 7th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 26 days above the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Easton, 124 days, 27 miles southeast. The shortest is La Plata at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 64 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from U.S. Naval Academy (1.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.