When to paint a house exterior in Lebanon, NH
When to paint in Lebanon, NH
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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.
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- 7Sep
- 2Oct
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 38°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 47°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 59°F |
| May | 3 | 1 | 14 | 43° / 74°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 13 | 52° / 81°F |
| July | 10 | 6 | 12 | 59° / 86°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 15 | 57° / 84°F |
| September | 7 | 5 | 18 | 50° / 78°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Lebanon compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Manchester (63 a year, 61 miles southeast). 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 Lebanon | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont, NH | 18 mi south | 39 | July to September | Hartness St (Spngfld) Airport |
| Rutland, VT | 36 mi west | 52 | July to August | Rutland State Airport |
| Laconia, NH | 39 mi east | 57 | July to August | Laconia Municipal Airport |
| Concord, NH | 45 mi southeast | 37 | June to September | Concord Municipal Airport |
| Keene, NH | 47 mi south | 44 | July to August | Dillant-Hopkins Airport |
| Manchester, NH | 61 mi southeast | 63 | August to September | Manchester Airport |
How Lebanon ranks in NH
Of 11 NH places with 10,000 people or more, Lebanon (population 15,389, 9th largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 51. The longest season in the state is Manchester, 63 days, 61 miles southeast. The shortest is Concord at 37. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lebanon 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+.