When to paint a house exterior in Barnstable Town, MA
When to paint in Barnstable Town, MA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 5May
- 12Jun
- 15Jul
- 16Aug
- 11Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 48°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 38° / 57°F |
| May | 5 | 2 | 13 | 47° / 67°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 16 | 56° / 75°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 15 | 65° / 82°F |
| August | 16 | 10 | 16 | 64° / 82°F |
| September | 11 | 6 | 15 | 57° / 75°F |
| October | 3 | 2 | 11 | 47° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Barnstable Town compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Weymouth Town (74 a year, 48 miles northwest); 5 get fewer, down to 46 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 Barnstable Town | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Bedford, MA | 30 mi west | 54 | July to August | New Bedford Rgnl Airport |
| Fall River, MA | 38 mi west | 54 | July to August | New Bedford Rgnl Airport |
| Bridgewater Town, MA | 39 mi northwest | 48 | August | Taunton Municipal Airport |
| Taunton, MA | 42 mi northwest | 48 | August | Taunton Municipal Airport |
| Brockton, MA | 45 mi northwest | 46 | June to September | Norwood Memorial Airport |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 48 mi northwest | 74 | August to September | Gen E L Logan International A |
How Barnstable Town ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, Barnstable Town (population 49,831, 26th largest) ranks 25th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 58 miles northwest. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Brnsbl Municipal-Bman/Pol Fd Airport (4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.