When to paint a house exterior in Asbury Park, NJ
When to paint in Asbury Park, NJ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past September 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
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 14Jun
- 12Jul
- 16Aug
- 16Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 33° / 53°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 14 | 42° / 64°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 16 | 51° / 73°F |
| June | 14 | 11 | 16 | 60° / 82°F |
| July | 12 | 8 | 12 | 68° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 12 | 16 | 66° / 86°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 18 | 60° / 79°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 17 | 48° / 69°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 59°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Asbury Park compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Asbury Park's 78 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Long Branch, Eatontown, Tinton Falls, Red Bank, Point Pleasant, Freehold are read from the same station as Asbury Park, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Asbury Park | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Branch, NJ | 5 mi north | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Eatontown, NJ | 5 mi northwest | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Tinton Falls, NJ | 5 mi northwest | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Red Bank, NJ | 9 mi north | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Point Pleasant, NJ | 11 mi south | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Freehold, NJ | 14 mi west | 78 | June to September | same station |
How Asbury Park ranks in NJ
Of 116 NJ places with 10,000 people or more, Asbury Park (population 15,473, 62nd largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Union City, 92 days, 38 miles north. The shortest is Manville at 51. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Monmouth Executive Airport (7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.