When to paint a house exterior in Erie, PA
When to paint in Erie, PA
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 July, at about 19 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
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 8May
- 14Jun
- 19Jul
- 19Aug
- 17Sep
- 5Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 41°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29° / 49°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 59°F |
| May | 8 | 8 | 16 | 49° / 71°F |
| June | 14 | 11 | 16 | 59° / 79°F |
| July | 19 | 13 | 19 | 64° / 83°F |
| August | 19 | 14 | 19 | 63° / 82°F |
| September | 17 | 13 | 19 | 58° / 78°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 15 | 48° / 67°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 7 | 36° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 40 days a year here.
Towns near Erie compared
6 get fewer, down to 61 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 Erie | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conneaut, OH | 29 mi southwest | 67 | July to August | Ashtabula County Airport |
| Meadville, PA | 33 mi south | 67 | July to September | Port Meadville Airport |
| Ashtabula, OH | 41 mi southwest | 67 | July to August | Ashtabula County Airport |
| Jamestown, NY | 43 mi east | 61 | July to August | Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport |
| Dunkirk, NY | 45 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport |
| Hermitage, PA | 64 mi south | 66 | July to September | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport |
How Erie ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Erie (population 92,940, 5th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 20 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 114 miles southeast. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 40 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Erie International/T. Ridge Field Airport (6.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.