When to paint a house exterior in Manassas Park, VA
When to paint in Manassas Park, VA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 10May
- 15Jun
- 10Jul
- 14Aug
- 15Sep
- 5Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 47°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 52°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 33° / 60°F |
| April | 5 | 4 | 16 | 42° / 72°F |
| May | 10 | 4 | 19 | 52° / 79°F |
| June | 15 | 10 | 19 | 59° / 86°F |
| July | 10 | 4 | 10 | 66° / 91°F |
| August | 14 | 7 | 15 | 64° / 89°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 19 | 58° / 83°F |
| October | 5 | 2 | 17 | 45° / 73°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 7 | 32° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Manassas Park compared
4 get fewer, down to 51 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. Manassas is read from the same station as Manassas Park, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Manassas Park | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manassas, VA | 3 mi southwest | 76 | August to September | same station |
| Fairfax, VA | 10 mi northeast | 64 | June | Washington Dulles Internation |
| Vienna, VA | 13 mi northeast | 64 | June | Washington Dulles Internation |
| Herndon, VA | 14 mi north | 64 | June | Washington Dulles Internation |
| Falls Church, VA | 16 mi northeast | 76 | May to June | Ronald Reagan Washington Natl |
| Warrenton, VA | 19 mi west | 51 | May to September | Warrenton Fauquier Airport |
How Manassas Park ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Manassas Park (population 16,611, 31st largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 111 miles south. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mansas Rgnl/H P Davs Fd Airport (5.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.