When to paint a house exterior in Chestnut Ridge, NY
When to paint in Chestnut Ridge, NY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 14Jun
- 10Jul
- 13Aug
- 16Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 54°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 13 | 42° / 65°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 15 | 52° / 76°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 15 | 61° / 84°F |
| July | 10 | 6 | 10 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 13 | 8 | 13 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 16 | 14 | 18 | 60° / 82°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 18 | 48° / 71°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 10 | 37° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Chestnut Ridge compared
2 get fewer, down to 65 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. Airmont, Hillsdale, Waldwick are read from the same station as Chestnut Ridge, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Chestnut Ridge | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley, NY | 2 mi north | 70 | June to September | Westchester County Airport |
| Airmont, NY | 3 mi west | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Suffern, NY | 5 mi west | 65 | August to September | Essex County Airport |
| Hillsdale, NJ | 5 mi south | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Ramsey, NJ | 5 mi west | 65 | August to September | Essex County Airport |
| Waldwick, NJ | 6 mi southwest | 71 | August to September | same station |
How Chestnut Ridge ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Chestnut Ridge (population 10,746, 81st largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 58 miles north. The shortest is Olean at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Teterboro Airport (16.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.