When to paint a house exterior in Babylon, NY
When to paint in Babylon, NY
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 18 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
- under 1Apr
- 10May
- 16Jun
- 15Jul
- 17Aug
- 18Sep
- 9Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 46°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 33° / 52°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 14 | 41° / 62°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 17 | 51° / 72°F |
| June | 16 | 12 | 17 | 61° / 81°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 15 | 69° / 86°F |
| August | 17 | 12 | 17 | 67° / 85°F |
| September | 18 | 14 | 19 | 61° / 79°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 18 | 50° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 12 | 38° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Babylon compared
3 get fewer, down to 72 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. Lindenhurst, Massapequa Park, Westbury are read from the same station as Babylon, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Babylon | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenhurst, NY | 2 mi west | 86 | June to September | same station |
| Massapequa Park, NY | 7 mi west | 86 | June to September | same station |
| Freeport, NY | 14 mi west | 78 | June to September | John F Kennedy International |
| Westbury, NY | 15 mi west | 86 | June to September | same station |
| Hempstead, NY | 15 mi west | 78 | June to September | John F Kennedy International |
| Lake Grove, NY | 16 mi northeast | 72 | June to September | Long Island Mac Arthur Airport |
How Babylon ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Babylon (population 12,193, 71st largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 92 miles north. The shortest is Olean at 39. 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 Republic Airport (5.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.