When to paint a house exterior in Dover, NJ
When to paint in Dover, NJ
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past August 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
- 5May
- 10Jun
- 10Jul
- 12Aug
- 10Sep
- 2Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 53°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 64°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 14 | 48° / 75°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 14 | 56° / 82°F |
| July | 10 | 5 | 10 | 63° / 87°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 13 | 61° / 85°F |
| September | 10 | 5 | 15 | 54° / 78°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 11 | 43° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Dover compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Morristown (65 a year, 7 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. Hopatcong is read from the same station as Dover, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Dover | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopatcong, NJ | 7 mi northwest | 52 | August | same station |
| Morristown, NJ | 7 mi southeast | 65 | August to September | Essex County Airport |
| Kinnelon, NJ | 11 mi northeast | 65 | August to September | Essex County Airport |
| Florham Park, NJ | 11 mi southeast | 65 | August to September | Essex County Airport |
| Madison, NJ | 12 mi southeast | 65 | August to September | Essex County Airport |
| Chatham, NJ | 14 mi southeast | 65 | August to September | Essex County Airport |
How Dover ranks in NJ
Of 116 NJ places with 10,000 people or more, Dover (population 18,909, 55th largest) ranks 110th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Union City, 92 days, 29 miles east. The shortest is Manville at 51. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Aeroflex-Andover Airport (12.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.