When to paint a house exterior in Harrisonburg, VA
When to paint in Harrisonburg, VA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 7May
- 10Jun
- 12Jul
- 12Aug
- 9Sep
- 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° / 45°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 51°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 58°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 9 | 41° / 68°F |
| May | 7 | 3 | 13 | 51° / 76°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 15 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 12 | 6 | 12 | 64° / 87°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 12 | 62° / 85°F |
| September | 9 | 5 | 15 | 56° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 2 | 14 | 44° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Harrisonburg compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Charlottesville (67 a year, 35 miles southeast); 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. Staunton, Waynesboro are read from the same station as Harrisonburg, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Harrisonburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staunton, VA | 22 mi southwest | 58 | May to September | same station |
| Waynesboro, VA | 26 mi south | 58 | May to September | same station |
| Charlottesville, VA | 35 mi southeast | 67 | June | Charlottesville Albemarle Arp |
| Culpeper, VA | 47 mi east | 49 | May to June | Culpeper Regional Airport |
| Front Royal, VA | 50 mi northeast | 49 | May to June | Culpeper Regional Airport |
| Warrenton, VA | 61 mi east | 51 | May to September | Warrenton Fauquier Airport |
How Harrisonburg ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Harrisonburg (population 51,164, 12th largest) ranks 32nd for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 143 miles southeast. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Shenandoah Valley Rgnl Art (12 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.