When to paint a house exterior in Bridgewater Town, MA
When to paint in Bridgewater Town, MA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June 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
- 4May
- 10Jun
- 11Jul
- 12Aug
- 7Sep
- 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 | 20° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 51°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 36° / 62°F |
| May | 4 | 2 | 14 | 46° / 73°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 16 | 54° / 81°F |
| July | 11 | 6 | 12 | 62° / 87°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 14 | 60° / 86°F |
| September | 7 | 5 | 15 | 53° / 79°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Bridgewater Town compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Weymouth Town (74 a year, 16 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. Taunton is read from the same station as Bridgewater Town, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bridgewater Town | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton, MA | 8 mi southwest | 48 | August | same station |
| Brockton, MA | 8 mi north | 46 | June to September | Norwood Memorial Airport |
| Randolph Town, MA | 15 mi north | 46 | June to September | Norwood Memorial Airport |
| Braintree Town, MA | 16 mi north | 46 | June to September | Norwood Memorial Airport |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 16 mi north | 74 | August to September | Gen E L Logan International A |
| Attleboro, MA | 16 mi west | 62 | June to August | North Central State Airport |
How Bridgewater Town ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, Bridgewater Town (population 29,167, 47th largest) ranks 41st for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 25 miles north. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. 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 Taunton Municipal 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+.