When to paint a house exterior in Martinsville, VA
When to paint in Martinsville, VA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 9Jun
- 9Jul
- 11Aug
- 10Sep
- 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 | 25° / 50°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 56°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 36° / 64°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 10 | 42° / 73°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 13 | 51° / 78°F |
| June | 9 | 6 | 14 | 59° / 86°F |
| July | 9 | 4 | 9 | 64° / 89°F |
| August | 11 | 6 | 12 | 63° / 87°F |
| September | 10 | 5 | 15 | 57° / 81°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 73°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 63°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 29° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Martinsville compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Summerfield (81 a year, 34 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.
| Place | From Martinsville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden, NC | 14 mi southeast | 76 | August to September | Rockingham County Nc Shiloh A |
| Reidsville, NC | 26 mi southeast | 76 | August to September | Rockingham County Nc Shiloh A |
| Danville, VA | 26 mi east | 68 | June | Danville Regional Airport |
| Summerfield, NC | 34 mi south | 81 | May to June | Piedmont Triad International |
| Greensboro, NC | 41 mi south | 81 | May to June | Piedmont Triad International |
| Roanoke, VA | 41 mi north | 72 | June | Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Fiel |
How Martinsville ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Martinsville (population 13,834, 37th largest) ranks 36th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 179 miles east. 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 Blue Ridge Airport (9.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.