When to paint a house exterior in Kiryas Joel, NY
When to paint in Kiryas Joel, NY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June 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 Jun, Jul, Aug.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 3May
- 9Jun
- 12Jul
- 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 | 19° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 43°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 51°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 36° / 63°F |
| May | 3 | 1 | 13 | 46° / 74°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 15 | 54° / 81°F |
| July | 12 | 6 | 12 | 61° / 87°F |
| August | 13 | 9 | 15 | 59° / 85°F |
| September | 6 | 2 | 13 | 52° / 78°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 8 | 41° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Kiryas Joel compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Peekskill (70 a year, 13 miles east). 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. Woodbury, Middletown are read from the same station as Kiryas Joel, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Kiryas Joel | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury, NY | 4 mi east | 47 | August | same station |
| Peekskill, NY | 13 mi east | 70 | June to September | Westchester County Airport |
| West Haverstraw, NY | 13 mi southeast | 70 | June to September | Westchester County Airport |
| Newburgh, NY | 14 mi northeast | 55 | August | Dutchess County Airport |
| Middletown, NY | 15 mi northwest | 47 | August | same station |
| Beacon, NY | 15 mi northeast | 55 | August | Dutchess County Airport |
How Kiryas Joel ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Kiryas Joel (population 43,863, 17th largest) ranks 80th for painting days, 23 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 42 miles north. The shortest is Olean at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Orange County Airport (12.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.