When to paint a house exterior in Fredericksburg, VA
When to paint in Fredericksburg, VA
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 13 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 May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 9May
- 13Jun
- 8Jul
- 9Aug
- 13Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 48°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 53°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 9 | 38° / 61°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 14 | 47° / 71°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 14 | 57° / 79°F |
| June | 13 | 9 | 13 | 65° / 86°F |
| July | 8 | 3 | 8 | 70° / 90°F |
| August | 9 | 4 | 9 | 68° / 88°F |
| September | 13 | 8 | 15 | 62° / 81°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 17 | 50° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Fredericksburg compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Manassas (76 a year, 31 miles north); 3 get fewer, down to 49 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 Fredericksburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culpeper, VA | 30 mi northwest | 49 | May to June | Culpeper Regional Airport |
| Manassas, VA | 31 mi north | 76 | August to September | Mansas Rgnl/H P Davs Fd Airport |
| Manassas Park, VA | 33 mi north | 76 | August to September | Mansas Rgnl/H P Davs Fd Airport |
| La Plata, MD | 33 mi northeast | 58 | September | Davison Army Airfield Airport |
| Warrenton, VA | 33 mi northwest | 51 | May to September | Warrenton Fauquier Airport |
| Fairfax, VA | 40 mi north | 64 | June | Washington Dulles Internation |
How Fredericksburg ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Fredericksburg (population 29,992, 19th largest) ranks 21st for painting days, right at the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 83 miles southeast. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Shannon Airport (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.