When to paint a house exterior in Hermitage, PA
When to paint in Hermitage, 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 16 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 9Jun
- 15Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 43°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 52°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 7 | 38° / 64°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 13 | 48° / 75°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 14 | 56° / 81°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 16 | 61° / 85°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 18 | 59° / 84°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54° / 79°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 12 | 44° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Hermitage compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Hermitage's 66 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Sharon, Youngstown, Niles, Warren are read from the same station as Hermitage, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hermitage | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon, PA | 3 mi west | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Youngstown, OH | 14 mi southwest | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Niles, OH | 16 mi west | 66 | July to September | same station |
| New Castle, PA | 17 mi south | 68 | July to August | New Castle Municipal Airport |
| Warren, OH | 19 mi west | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Salem, OH | 31 mi southwest | 68 | July to August | New Castle Municipal Airport |
How Hermitage ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Hermitage (population 15,839, 36th largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 79 miles southeast. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (12.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.