When to paint a house exterior in Jamestown, NY
When to paint in Jamestown, NY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August 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
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 11Jun
- 16Jul
- 14Aug
- 9Sep
- 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 | 18° / 33°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 36°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 56°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 16 | 47° / 69°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 16 | 55° / 75°F |
| July | 16 | 11 | 17 | 59° / 79°F |
| August | 14 | 9 | 16 | 58° / 77°F |
| September | 9 | 5 | 16 | 53° / 72°F |
| October | 3 | 2 | 10 | 42° / 61°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Jamestown compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Erie (85 a year, 43 miles west); 2 get fewer, down to 39 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 Jamestown | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkirk, NY | 27 mi north | 76 | June to September | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport |
| Olean, NY | 41 mi east | 39 | July to August | Bradford Regional Airport |
| Erie, PA | 43 mi west | 85 | June to September | Erie International/T. Ridge Field Airport |
| Lackawanna, NY | 54 mi north | 76 | June to September | Buffalo Niagara International |
| Meadville, PA | 56 mi southwest | 67 | July to September | Port Meadville Airport |
| St. Marys, PA | 58 mi southeast | 39 | July to August | Bradford Regional Airport |
How Jamestown ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Jamestown (population 27,699, 31st largest) ranks 57th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 269 miles east. The shortest is Olean at 39. 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 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.