When to paint a house exterior in La Plata, MD
When to paint in La Plata, MD
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July 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, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 9May
- 11Jun
- 7Jul
- 10Aug
- 13Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 48°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 53°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 35° / 61°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 12 | 44° / 72°F |
| May | 9 | 5 | 15 | 53° / 78°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 13 | 61° / 87°F |
| July | 7 | 3 | 7 | 68° / 91°F |
| August | 10 | 6 | 10 | 66° / 89°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 15 | 60° / 83°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 17 | 47° / 73°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 62°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near La Plata compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Hyattsville (111 a year, 29 miles north). 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 La Plata | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria, VA | 20 mi north | 76 | May to June | Ronald Reagan Washington Natl |
| Washington, DC | 25 mi north | 76 | May to June | Ronald Reagan Washington Natl |
| Falls Church, VA | 26 mi northwest | 76 | May to June | Ronald Reagan Washington Natl |
| Fairfax, VA | 28 mi northwest | 64 | June | Washington Dulles Internation |
| Hyattsville, MD | 29 mi north | 111 | May to September | College Park Airport |
| Vienna, VA | 29 mi northwest | 64 | June | Washington Dulles Internation |
How La Plata ranks in MD
Of 23 MD places with 10,000 people or more, La Plata (population 11,374, 22nd largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, 33 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Easton, 124 days, 51 miles east. No place in MD has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Davison Army Airfield Airport (16.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.