When to paint a house exterior in Burlington, VT
When to paint in Burlington, VT
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 9Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 12Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 14° / 33°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 15° / 35°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 59°F |
| May | 5 | 5 | 16 | 47° / 74°F |
| June | 9 | 6 | 12 | 56° / 81°F |
| July | 12 | 5 | 12 | 62° / 86°F |
| August | 15 | 7 | 15 | 61° / 83°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 19 | 54° / 77°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 12 | 43° / 64°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Burlington compared
4 get fewer, down to 40 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. South Burlington, Essex Junction are read from the same station as Burlington, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Burlington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Burlington, VT | 5 mi southeast | 58 | July to September | same station |
| Essex Junction, VT | 6 mi east | 58 | July to September | same station |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 18 mi northwest | 47 | July to August | Plattsburgh International Air |
| Rutland, VT | 62 mi south | 52 | July to August | Rutland State Airport |
| Lebanon, NH | 77 mi southeast | 40 | July to September | Lebanon Municipal Airport |
| Glens Falls, NY | 84 mi south | 42 | June to August | Floyd Bennett Memo Airport |
How Burlington ranks in VT
Of 4 VT places with 10,000 people or more, Burlington (population 44,432, 1st largest) ranks 1st for painting days, right at the state median of 58. No place in VT has a longer season. The shortest is Rutland at 52. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Burlington International Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.