When to paint a house exterior in Franklin Park, PA
When to paint in Franklin Park, PA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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
- 3Apr
- 7May
- 12Jun
- 14Jul
- 18Aug
- 15Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 46°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 55°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 66°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 14 | 51° / 76°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 58° / 82°F |
| July | 14 | 8 | 14 | 63° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 12 | 18 | 62° / 84°F |
| September | 15 | 11 | 18 | 57° / 80°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 15 | 45° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Franklin Park compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Pittsburgh (79 a year, 12 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.
| Place | From Franklin Park | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 12 mi southeast | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Wilkinsburg, PA | 16 mi southeast | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Baldwin, PA | 17 mi southeast | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Whitehall, PA | 17 mi south | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Munhall, PA | 17 mi southeast | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| New Kensington, PA | 18 mi east | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
How Franklin Park ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Franklin Park (population 15,079, 37th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 50 miles east. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pittsburgh International Airport (9.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.