When to paint a house exterior in Keene, NH
When to paint in Keene, NH
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 13 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 Jul, Aug.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 4May
- 7Jun
- 13Jul
- 13Aug
- 6Sep
- 1Oct
- under 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 | 15° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 47°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 59°F |
| May | 4 | 2 | 16 | 44° / 73°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 17 | 52° / 80°F |
| July | 13 | 6 | 15 | 59° / 85°F |
| August | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57° / 82°F |
| September | 6 | 3 | 16 | 49° / 76°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 39° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Keene compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Gardner (54 a year, 30 miles southeast); 1 gets 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 Keene | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenfield, MA | 28 mi southwest | 41 | August | Orange Municipal Airport |
| Claremont, NH | 30 mi north | 39 | July to September | Hartness St (Spngfld) Airport |
| Gardner, MA | 30 mi southeast | 54 | August | Fitchburg Municipal Arp |
| Fitchburg, MA | 35 mi southeast | 54 | August | Fitchburg Municipal Arp |
| Leominster, MA | 40 mi southeast | 54 | August | Fitchburg Municipal Arp |
| Amherst Town, MA | 42 mi south | 42 | August | Westover Air Force Base/Metropolitan Air |
How Keene ranks in NH
Of 11 NH places with 10,000 people or more, Keene (population 23,036, 6th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 6 days below the state median of 51. The longest season in the state is Manchester, 63 days, 44 miles east. The shortest is Concord at 37. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dillant-Hopkins Airport (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.