When to paint a house exterior in Bridgeton, NJ
When to paint in Bridgeton, NJ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 7May
- 12Jun
- 10Jul
- 13Aug
- 12Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 46°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 50°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 57°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 10 | 41° / 67°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 15 | 51° / 76°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 15 | 59° / 84°F |
| July | 10 | 5 | 10 | 67° / 89°F |
| August | 13 | 7 | 14 | 65° / 87°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 16 | 59° / 82°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 46° / 71°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Bridgeton compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Glassboro (77 a year, 20 miles north). 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. Millville, Vineland are read from the same station as Bridgeton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bridgeton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millville, NJ | 10 mi east | 64 | August to September | same station |
| Vineland, NJ | 13 mi east | 64 | August to September | same station |
| Glassboro, NJ | 20 mi north | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Smyrna, DE | 22 mi southwest | 73 | August to September | Dover Air Force Base Airport |
| Dover, DE | 24 mi southwest | 73 | August to September | Dover Air Force Base Airport |
| Middletown, DE | 26 mi west | 71 | August to September | New Castle County Airport |
How Bridgeton ranks in NJ
Of 116 NJ places with 10,000 people or more, Bridgeton (population 27,722, 33rd largest) ranks 108th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Union City, 92 days, 112 miles northeast. The shortest is Manville at 51. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Millville Municipal Airport (9.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.