When to paint a house exterior in Fairmont, WV
When to paint in Fairmont, WV
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 7May
- 10Jun
- 12Jul
- 14Aug
- 13Sep
- 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 | 25° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 51°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 59°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 10 | 42° / 69°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 12 | 51° / 77°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 13 | 59° / 84°F |
| July | 12 | 6 | 12 | 64° / 87°F |
| August | 14 | 7 | 15 | 62° / 86°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56° / 82°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 71°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Fairmont compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Wheeling (79 a year, 50 miles northwest); 1 gets 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. Clarksburg is read from the same station as Fairmont, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fairmont | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgantown, WV | 15 mi northeast | 71 | July to September | Mgtn Rgnl-W L B Hart Fd Airport |
| Clarksburg, WV | 18 mi southwest | 66 | August to September | same station |
| Washington, PA | 48 mi north | 61 | July to August | Washington County Airport |
| Wheeling, WV | 50 mi northwest | 79 | June to September | Wheeling Ohio County Airport |
| Jefferson Hills, PA | 58 mi north | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Bethel Park, PA | 59 mi north | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
How Fairmont ranks in WV
Of 13 WV places with 10,000 people or more, Fairmont (population 18,063, 8th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Wheeling, 79 days, 50 miles northwest. The shortest is Martinsburg at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Harrison/Marion Rgnl Airport (13.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.