When to paint a house exterior in Leesburg, VA
When to paint in Leesburg, VA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 8May
- 13Jun
- 8Jul
- 11Aug
- 12Sep
- 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 | 25° / 47°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 52°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 60°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 12 | 43° / 71°F |
| May | 8 | 3 | 14 | 53° / 79°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 14 | 61° / 86°F |
| July | 8 | 3 | 8 | 67° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 6 | 11 | 65° / 89°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 16 | 59° / 83°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 17 | 47° / 73°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Leesburg compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Manassas Park (76 a year, 24 miles south). 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. Herndon, Vienna, Fairfax are read from the same station as Leesburg, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Leesburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herndon, VA | 13 mi southeast | 64 | June | same station |
| Gaithersburg, MD | 20 mi east | 70 | August to September | Gaithersburg Montgomery Count |
| Vienna, VA | 22 mi southeast | 64 | June | same station |
| Rockville, MD | 22 mi east | 70 | August to September | Gaithersburg Montgomery Count |
| Fairfax, VA | 22 mi southeast | 64 | June | same station |
| Manassas Park, VA | 24 mi south | 76 | August to September | Mansas Rgnl/H P Davs Fd Airport |
How Leesburg ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Leesburg (population 49,831, 13th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 135 miles south. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. 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 Washington Dulles Internation (13.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.