When to paint a house exterior in Meadville, PA
When to paint in Meadville, PA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 16 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 11Jun
- 16Jul
- 15Aug
- 13Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 40°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 48°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 6 | 36° / 60°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 15 | 48° / 72°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 15 | 56° / 79°F |
| July | 16 | 11 | 17 | 61° / 82°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 16 | 60° / 81°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 18 | 55° / 76°F |
| October | 3 | 2 | 13 | 44° / 64°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Meadville compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Erie (85 a year, 33 miles north). 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 Meadville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conneaut, OH | 29 mi northwest | 67 | July to August | Ashtabula County Airport |
| Erie, PA | 33 mi north | 85 | June to September | Erie International/T. Ridge Field Airport |
| Hermitage, PA | 33 mi southwest | 66 | July to September | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport |
| Sharon, PA | 34 mi southwest | 66 | July to September | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport |
| Ashtabula, OH | 37 mi northwest | 67 | July to August | Ashtabula County Airport |
| Warren, OH | 45 mi southwest | 66 | July to September | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport |
How Meadville ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Meadville (population 12,347, 53rd largest) ranks 29th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 88 miles southeast. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Port Meadville 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+.