When to paint a house exterior in Concord, NH
When to paint in Concord, NH
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
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| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 48°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 60°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 14 | 43° / 75°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 14 | 52° / 81°F |
| July | 10 | 5 | 11 | 59° / 87°F |
| August | 10 | 7 | 14 | 57° / 85°F |
| September | 6 | 3 | 17 | 50° / 78°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 9 | 39° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Concord compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Manchester (63 a year, 18 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.
| Place | From Concord | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester, NH | 18 mi south | 63 | August to September | Manchester Airport |
| Laconia, NH | 24 mi north | 57 | July to August | Laconia Municipal Airport |
| Rochester, NH | 30 mi east | 51 | July to August | Skyhaven Airport |
| Nashua, NH | 34 mi south | 56 | June | Boire Field Airport |
| Somersworth, NH | 34 mi east | 51 | July to August | Skyhaven Airport |
| Dover, NH | 34 mi east | 51 | July to August | Skyhaven Airport |
How Concord ranks in NH
Of 11 NH places with 10,000 people or more, Concord (population 44,674, 3rd largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 51. The longest season in the state is Manchester, 63 days, 18 miles south. No place in NH has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Concord Municipal Airport (3.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.