When to paint a house exterior in Manchester, NH
When to paint in Manchester, NH
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 August, at about 16 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 11Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 37° / 61°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 17 | 48° / 75°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 14 | 57° / 82°F |
| July | 11 | 6 | 11 | 64° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 86°F |
| September | 13 | 8 | 19 | 55° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 15 | 43° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 25° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Manchester compared
2 get fewer, down to 37 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 Manchester | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashua, NH | 16 mi south | 56 | June | Boire Field Airport |
| Concord, NH | 18 mi north | 37 | June to September | Concord Municipal Airport |
| Methuen, MA | 21 mi southeast | 64 | June to September | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Haverhill, MA | 23 mi southeast | 64 | June to September | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Lawrence, MA | 24 mi southeast | 64 | June to September | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Lowell, MA | 25 mi south | 64 | June to September | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
How Manchester ranks in NH
Of 11 NH places with 10,000 people or more, Manchester (population 116,386, 1st largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 13 days above the state median of 51. No place in NH has a longer season. The shortest is Concord at 37. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Manchester Airport (3.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.