When to paint a house exterior in Charlottesville, VA
When to paint in Charlottesville, VA
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 13 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 9May
- 12Jun
- 6Jul
- 10Aug
- 13Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 50°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 56°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 10 | 38° / 64°F |
| April | 5 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 74°F |
| May | 9 | 5 | 13 | 55° / 80°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 13 | 63° / 87°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 6 | 68° / 92°F |
| August | 10 | 7 | 10 | 66° / 89°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 16 | 60° / 84°F |
| October | 7 | 6 | 20 | 49° / 75°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 10 | 37° / 64°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Charlottesville compared
4 get fewer, down to 49 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.
| Place | From Charlottesville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesboro, VA | 23 mi west | 58 | May to September | Shenandoah Valley Rgnl Art |
| Staunton, VA | 32 mi west | 58 | May to September | Shenandoah Valley Rgnl Art |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 35 mi northwest | 58 | May to September | Shenandoah Valley Rgnl Art |
| Culpeper, VA | 40 mi northeast | 49 | May to June | Culpeper Regional Airport |
| Fredericksburg, VA | 57 mi east | 65 | June | Shannon Airport |
| Lynchburg, VA | 59 mi southwest | 65 | June | Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn |
How Charlottesville ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Charlottesville (population 44,767, 15th largest) ranks 18th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 111 miles southeast. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Charlottesville Albemarle Arp (7.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.