When to paint a house exterior in Laconia, NH
When to paint in Laconia, 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 August, at about 15 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 4May
- 10Jun
- 15Jul
- 15Aug
- 10Sep
- 2Oct
- 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° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 14° / 37°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 33° / 56°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 17 | 45° / 71°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 17 | 53° / 78°F |
| July | 15 | 7 | 16 | 61° / 84°F |
| August | 15 | 7 | 17 | 59° / 82°F |
| September | 10 | 6 | 19 | 52° / 75°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Laconia compared
6 get fewer, down to 33 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 Laconia | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concord, NH | 24 mi south | 37 | June to September | Concord Municipal Airport |
| Rochester, NH | 32 mi southeast | 51 | July to August | Skyhaven Airport |
| Somersworth, NH | 37 mi southeast | 51 | July to August | Skyhaven Airport |
| Sanford, ME | 38 mi east | 33 | July to August | Sanford Regional Airport |
| Lebanon, NH | 39 mi west | 40 | July to September | Lebanon Municipal Airport |
| Dover, NH | 40 mi southeast | 51 | July to August | Skyhaven Airport |
How Laconia ranks in NH
Of 11 NH places with 10,000 people or more, Laconia (population 17,310, 8th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 51. The longest season in the state is Manchester, 63 days, 41 miles south. The shortest is Concord at 37. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Laconia Municipal Airport (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.