When to paint a house exterior in Dobbs Ferry, NY
When to paint in Dobbs Ferry, NY
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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 14Jun
- 14Jul
- 16Aug
- 14Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 41°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 51°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 10 | 39° / 62°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 15 | 49° / 73°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 16 | 58° / 81°F |
| July | 14 | 10 | 14 | 66° / 86°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 16 | 64° / 84°F |
| September | 14 | 10 | 17 | 57° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 16 | 47° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 29° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Dobbs Ferry compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Yonkers (91 a year, 4 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. Tarrytown, Scarsdale, Sleepy Hollow, White Plains are read from the same station as Dobbs Ferry, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Dobbs Ferry | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrytown, NY | 4 mi north | 70 | June to September | same station |
| Yonkers, NY | 4 mi south | 91 | August to October | La Guardia Airport |
| Scarsdale, NY | 5 mi east | 70 | June to September | same station |
| Sleepy Hollow, NY | 6 mi north | 70 | June to September | same station |
| White Plains, NY | 6 mi east | 70 | June to September | same station |
| Mount Vernon, NY | 7 mi south | 91 | August to October | La Guardia Airport |
How Dobbs Ferry ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Dobbs Ferry (population 11,513, 75th largest) ranks 48th for painting days, right at the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 64 miles north. The shortest is Olean at 39. 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 Westchester County Airport (9.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.