When to paint a house exterior in Lansdale, PA
When to paint in Lansdale, PA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 10May
- 16Jun
- 15Jul
- 17Aug
- 13Sep
- 5Oct
- 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° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 45°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 33° / 52°F |
| April | 4 | 1 | 16 | 42° / 64°F |
| May | 10 | 4 | 19 | 52° / 73°F |
| June | 16 | 7 | 19 | 60° / 82°F |
| July | 15 | 5 | 15 | 66° / 86°F |
| August | 17 | 8 | 17 | 64° / 84°F |
| September | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57° / 78°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 15 | 45° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Lansdale compared
5 get fewer, down to 64 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. Norristown is read from the same station as Lansdale, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lansdale | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norristown, PA | 9 mi south | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Phoenixville, PA | 15 mi southwest | 64 | July to August | Pottstown Limerick Airport |
| Philadelphia, PA | 18 mi southeast | 70 | June | Ne Philadelphia Airport |
| Pottstown, PA | 19 mi west | 64 | July to August | Pottstown Limerick Airport |
| Lansdowne, PA | 21 mi south | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Yeadon, PA | 21 mi south | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
How Lansdale ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Lansdale (population 19,154, 31st largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 205 miles west. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Wings Field Airport (9.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.