When to paint a house exterior in Baltimore, MD
When to paint in Baltimore, MD
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 8May
- 11Jun
- 6Jul
- 11Aug
- 14Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 47°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 52°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 60°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 14 | 44° / 70°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 14 | 53° / 78°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 11 | 62° / 87°F |
| July | 6 | 1 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| August | 11 | 6 | 11 | 67° / 89°F |
| September | 14 | 11 | 15 | 60° / 83°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 18 | 48° / 73°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Baltimore compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Annapolis (116 a year, 23 miles south). 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 Baltimore | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel, MD | 20 mi southwest | 101 | May to September | Tipton |
| Bel Air, MD | 22 mi northeast | 90 | May to September | Phillips Army Airfield |
| Annapolis, MD | 23 mi south | 116 | May to October | U.S. Naval Academy |
| Bowie, MD | 25 mi south | 101 | May to September | Tipton |
| Greenbelt, MD | 26 mi southwest | 111 | May to September | College Park Airport |
| New Carrollton, MD | 27 mi southwest | 111 | May to September | College Park Airport |
How Baltimore ranks in MD
Of 23 MD places with 10,000 people or more, Baltimore (population 568,271, 1st largest) ranks 22nd for painting days, 30 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Easton, 124 days, 46 miles southeast. The shortest is La Plata at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Baltimore-Washington International Air (9.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.