When to paint a house exterior in Freehold, NJ
When to paint in Freehold, NJ
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 September, at about 16 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
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 14Jun
- 12Jul
- 16Aug
- 16Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 33° / 53°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 14 | 42° / 64°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 16 | 51° / 73°F |
| June | 14 | 11 | 16 | 60° / 82°F |
| July | 12 | 8 | 12 | 68° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 12 | 16 | 66° / 86°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 18 | 60° / 79°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 17 | 48° / 69°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 59°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Freehold compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in South River (90 a year, 14 miles northwest). 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. Tinton Falls, Eatontown, Red Bank, Asbury Park are read from the same station as Freehold, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Freehold | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinton Falls, NJ | 9 mi east | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Eatontown, NJ | 12 mi east | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Red Bank, NJ | 13 mi northeast | 78 | June to September | same station |
| South River, NJ | 14 mi northwest | 90 | May to September | Linden Airport |
| Asbury Park, NJ | 14 mi east | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Sayreville, NJ | 14 mi north | 90 | May to September | Linden Airport |
How Freehold ranks in NJ
Of 116 NJ places with 10,000 people or more, Freehold (population 12,530, 84th largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Union City, 92 days, 37 miles north. The shortest is Manville at 51. 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 Monmouth Executive Airport (9.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.