When to paint a house exterior in Brockton, MA
When to paint in Brockton, MA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 12 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 9Jun
- 9Jul
- 12Aug
- 6Sep
- 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 | 21° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 52°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 37° / 63°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 15 | 46° / 74°F |
| June | 9 | 6 | 16 | 54° / 82°F |
| July | 9 | 5 | 11 | 61° / 88°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 15 | 59° / 87°F |
| September | 6 | 4 | 16 | 52° / 79°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 11 | 42° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Brockton compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Weymouth Town (74 a year, 10 miles northeast). 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. Randolph Town, Braintree Town are read from the same station as Brockton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Brockton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph Town, MA | 7 mi north | 46 | June to September | same station |
| Bridgewater Town, MA | 8 mi south | 48 | August | Taunton Municipal Airport |
| Braintree Town, MA | 9 mi north | 46 | June to September | same station |
| Weymouth Town, MA | 10 mi northeast | 74 | August to September | Gen E L Logan International A |
| Quincy, MA | 12 mi north | 74 | August to September | Gen E L Logan International A |
| Taunton, MA | 13 mi south | 48 | August | Taunton Municipal Airport |
How Brockton ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, Brockton (population 105,788, 6th largest) ranks 48th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 18 miles north. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. 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 Norwood Memorial Airport (10.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.