When to paint a house exterior in Elizabeth City, NC
When to paint in Elizabeth City, NC
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 11May
- 13Jun
- 8Jul
- 9Aug
- 15Sep
- 12Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 56°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36° / 60°F |
| March | 5 | 4 | 13 | 41° / 65°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 18 | 49° / 74°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 14 | 58° / 80°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 13 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 8 | 4 | 8 | 71° / 90°F |
| August | 9 | 6 | 9 | 70° / 89°F |
| September | 15 | 11 | 15 | 66° / 85°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 77°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Elizabeth City compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Portsmouth (98 a year, 40 miles north); 2 get fewer, down to 65 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 Elizabeth City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake, VA | 27 mi north | 84 | August to September | Chesapeake Regional Airport |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 35 mi north | 86 | September | Oceana Naval Air Station |
| Suffolk, VA | 36 mi northwest | 65 | May to October | Suffolk Municipal Airport |
| Portsmouth, VA | 40 mi north | 98 | September to October | Norfolk Naval Air Station |
| Norfolk, VA | 43 mi north | 98 | September to October | Norfolk Naval Air Station |
| Hampton, VA | 52 mi north | 76 | June | Langley Air Force Base Airport |
How Elizabeth City ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Elizabeth City (population 19,028, 55th largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 80 miles southwest. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Elz Cty Cg/Air Stn Rgnl Airport (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.