When to paint a house exterior in Great Neck, NY
When to paint in Great Neck, NY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to October, with 5 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to October, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past October 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
- 4Apr
- 13May
- 15Jun
- 10Jul
- 13Aug
- 19Sep
- 14Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 35° / 54°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 16 | 45° / 64°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 16 | 54° / 75°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 15 | 64° / 84°F |
| July | 10 | 5 | 10 | 72° / 89°F |
| August | 13 | 8 | 13 | 71° / 87°F |
| September | 19 | 15 | 19 | 65° / 81°F |
| October | 14 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 70°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 17 | 42° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 35° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Great Neck compared
6 get fewer, down to 70 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 Great Neck | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hyde Park, NY | 5 mi southeast | 78 | June to September | John F Kennedy International |
| Floral Park, NY | 6 mi south | 78 | June to September | John F Kennedy International |
| Mineola, NY | 6 mi southeast | 78 | June to September | John F Kennedy International |
| Garden City, NY | 7 mi southeast | 78 | June to September | John F Kennedy International |
| Glen Cove, NY | 7 mi northeast | 70 | June to September | Westchester County Airport |
| Westbury, NY | 8 mi east | 86 | June to September | Republic Airport |
How Great Neck ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Great Neck (population 11,075, 79th largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 79 miles north. The shortest is Olean at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from La Guardia Airport (7.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.