When to paint a house exterior in Butler, PA
When to paint in Butler, PA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 11Jun
- 16Jul
- 13Aug
- 10Sep
- 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° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 44°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 52°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39° / 63°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 14 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 11 | 7 | 16 | 56° / 80°F |
| July | 16 | 11 | 17 | 61° / 84°F |
| August | 13 | 7 | 15 | 59° / 82°F |
| September | 10 | 7 | 16 | 54° / 77°F |
| October | 3 | 2 | 12 | 43° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Butler compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in New Kensington (79 a year, 21 miles south). 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. Lower Burrell is read from the same station as Butler, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Butler | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Kensington, PA | 21 mi south | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Lower Burrell, PA | 21 mi southeast | 63 | July to August | same station |
| Franklin Park, PA | 21 mi southwest | 76 | July to September | Pittsburgh International Airport |
| New Castle, PA | 25 mi west | 68 | July to August | New Castle Municipal Airport |
| Plum, PA | 26 mi south | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Wilkinsburg, PA | 29 mi south | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
How Butler ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Butler (population 13,010, 49th largest) ranks 47th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 42 miles southeast. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Btlr County/K W Scholter Fd Airport (6.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.