When to paint a house exterior in East Rockaway, NY
When to paint in East Rockaway, 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 September, 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 9May
- 15Jun
- 13Jul
- 14Aug
- 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° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 46°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 34° / 53°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 13 | 43° / 62°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 15 | 52° / 72°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62° / 81°F |
| July | 13 | 6 | 13 | 70° / 87°F |
| August | 14 | 10 | 14 | 69° / 85°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62° / 80°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 18 | 51° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 12 | 40° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near East Rockaway compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of East Rockaway's 78 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Lynbrook, Rockville Centre, Valley Stream, Long Beach, Freeport, Hempstead are read from the same station as East Rockaway, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From East Rockaway | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynbrook, NY | 1 mi north | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Rockville Centre, NY | 2 mi northeast | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Valley Stream, NY | 2 mi northwest | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Long Beach, NY | 4 mi south | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Freeport, NY | 4 mi east | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Hempstead, NY | 5 mi northeast | 78 | June to September | same station |
How East Rockaway ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, East Rockaway (population 10,064, 90th largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 91 miles north. The shortest is Olean at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from John F Kennedy International (5.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.