When to paint a house exterior in Claremont, NH
When to paint in Claremont, NH
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 12 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 Jul, Aug, Sep.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 14° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 38°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 46°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 58°F |
| May | 3 | 3 | 14 | 43° / 73°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 13 | 51° / 79°F |
| July | 12 | 5 | 14 | 58° / 85°F |
| August | 11 | 7 | 15 | 56° / 83°F |
| September | 6 | 4 | 16 | 49° / 76°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 7 | 39° / 64°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Claremont compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Manchester (63 a year, 53 miles southeast). 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 Claremont | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon, NH | 18 mi north | 40 | July to September | Lebanon Municipal Airport |
| Keene, NH | 30 mi south | 44 | July to August | Dillant-Hopkins Airport |
| Rutland, VT | 36 mi northwest | 52 | July to August | Rutland State Airport |
| Concord, NH | 40 mi east | 37 | June to September | Concord Municipal Airport |
| Laconia, NH | 45 mi east | 57 | July to August | Laconia Municipal Airport |
| Manchester, NH | 53 mi southeast | 63 | August to September | Manchester Airport |
How Claremont ranks in NH
Of 11 NH places with 10,000 people or more, Claremont (population 13,105, 10th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 51. The longest season in the state is Manchester, 63 days, 53 miles southeast. The shortest is Concord at 37. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hartness St (Spngfld) Airport (9.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.