When to paint a house exterior in Burlington, NJ
When to paint in Burlington, NJ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June 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
- 11May
- 12Jun
- 8Jul
- 12Aug
- 16Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 45°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 50°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 34° / 57°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 14 | 43° / 68°F |
| May | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53° / 78°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 13 | 62° / 86°F |
| July | 8 | 4 | 8 | 69° / 91°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67° / 89°F |
| September | 16 | 12 | 17 | 61° / 83°F |
| October | 7 | 6 | 19 | 49° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 10 | 37° / 60°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Burlington compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Haddonfield (77 a year, 16 miles southwest). 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. Philadelphia is read from the same station as Burlington, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Burlington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton, NJ | 11 mi northeast | 68 | August to September | Trenton Mercer Airport |
| Philadelphia, PA | 16 mi west | 70 | June | same station |
| Haddonfield, NJ | 16 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Collingswood, NJ | 16 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Camden, NJ | 17 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Gloucester City, NJ | 19 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
How Burlington ranks in NJ
Of 116 NJ places with 10,000 people or more, Burlington (population 10,143, 113th largest) ranks 80th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Union City, 92 days, 64 miles northeast. The shortest is Manville at 51. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ne Philadelphia Airport (8.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.