When to paint a house exterior in Collingswood, NJ
When to paint in Collingswood, NJ
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 12May
- 14Jun
- 8Jul
- 13Aug
- 16Sep
- 9Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 46°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 35° / 57°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 16 | 44° / 68°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 17 | 54° / 77°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 14 | 63° / 86°F |
| July | 8 | 4 | 8 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 13 | 9 | 13 | 69° / 89°F |
| September | 16 | 12 | 16 | 63° / 83°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 20 | 51° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 14 | 39° / 60°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Collingswood compared
1 gets fewer, down to 70 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. Camden, Gloucester City, Haddonfield, Bellmawr, Woodbury are read from the same station as Collingswood, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Collingswood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden, NJ | 2 mi northwest | 77 | May to June | same station |
| Gloucester City, NJ | 3 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | same station |
| Haddonfield, NJ | 3 mi southeast | 77 | May to June | same station |
| Bellmawr, NJ | 3 mi south | 77 | May to June | same station |
| Woodbury, NJ | 7 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | same station |
| Philadelphia, PA | 7 mi northwest | 70 | June | Ne Philadelphia Airport |
How Collingswood ranks in NJ
Of 116 NJ places with 10,000 people or more, Collingswood (population 14,344, 75th largest) ranks 36th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Union City, 92 days, 81 miles northeast. The shortest is Manville at 51. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Philadelphia International Airport (8.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.