When to paint a house exterior in Huntington, WV
When to paint in Huntington, WV
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 10May
- 12Jun
- 9Jul
- 14Aug
- 13Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 47°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30° / 53°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 7 | 36° / 62°F |
| April | 5 | 4 | 11 | 44° / 72°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 15 | 54° / 79°F |
| June | 12 | 7 | 13 | 61° / 86°F |
| July | 9 | 5 | 9 | 66° / 88°F |
| August | 14 | 8 | 14 | 64° / 87°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59° / 83°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 17 | 47° / 73°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 36° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Huntington compared
5 get fewer, down to 64 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. Ashland is read from the same station as Huntington, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Huntington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland, KY | 12 mi west | 72 | August to September | same station |
| Ironton, OH | 16 mi northwest | 69 | August to September | Ashland Rgnl |
| St. Albans, WV | 33 mi east | 64 | May to September | Yeager Airport |
| Portsmouth, OH | 37 mi northwest | 69 | August to September | Ashland Rgnl |
| South Charleston, WV | 40 mi east | 64 | May to September | Yeager Airport |
| Charleston, WV | 44 mi east | 64 | May to September | Yeager Airport |
How Huntington ranks in WV
Of 13 WV places with 10,000 people or more, Huntington (population 44,942, 2nd largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Wheeling, 79 days, 148 miles northeast. The shortest is Martinsburg at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tri-State/M.J.Fergus (7.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.