When to paint a house exterior in Cumberland, MD
When to paint in Cumberland, MD
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 16 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, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 11May
- 15Jun
- 14Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 42°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 49°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 34° / 57°F |
| April | 5 | 2 | 17 | 42° / 67°F |
| May | 11 | 3 | 19 | 52° / 76°F |
| June | 15 | 3 | 18 | 60° / 82°F |
| July | 14 | 5 | 14 | 65° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 6 | 17 | 64° / 86°F |
| September | 13 | 8 | 18 | 58° / 80°F |
| October | 6 | 3 | 18 | 47° / 70°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 35° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 69 days a year here.
Towns near Cumberland compared
6 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 Cumberland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsburg, WV | 44 mi east | 58 | August | Etrn Wv Rgnl/Shpherd Fd Airport |
| Winchester, VA | 45 mi southeast | 58 | August | Etrn Wv Rgnl/Shpherd Fd Airport |
| Johnstown, PA | 47 mi north | 68 | July to September | J Murtha Jtwn-Cmbra County Airport |
| Hagerstown, MD | 55 mi east | 73 | August to September | Hgrtwn Rgnl-R.Hnson Field Airport |
| Front Royal, VA | 59 mi southeast | 49 | May to June | Culpeper Regional Airport |
| Chambersburg, PA | 62 mi east | 73 | August to September | Hgrtwn Rgnl-R.Hnson Field Airport |
How Cumberland ranks in MD
Of 23 MD places with 10,000 people or more, Cumberland (population 18,643, 14th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Easton, 124 days, 156 miles east. The shortest is La Plata at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 69 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Greater Cumberland Regional A (3.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.