When to paint a house exterior in Methuen, MA
When to paint in Methuen, MA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 13Jun
- 13Jul
- 15Aug
- 12Sep
- 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 | 21° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 49°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 37° / 61°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 18 | 47° / 73°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 16 | 56° / 81°F |
| July | 13 | 7 | 13 | 64° / 87°F |
| August | 15 | 10 | 15 | 62° / 85°F |
| September | 12 | 7 | 18 | 55° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 16 | 44° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Methuen compared
1 gets fewer, down to 56 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. Lawrence, Haverhill, Lowell, Amesbury, Newburyport are read from the same station as Methuen, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Methuen | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence, MA | 3 mi south | 64 | June to September | same station |
| Haverhill, MA | 5 mi northeast | 64 | June to September | same station |
| Lowell, MA | 10 mi southwest | 64 | June to September | same station |
| Amesbury, MA | 14 mi northeast | 64 | June to September | same station |
| Newburyport, MA | 16 mi east | 64 | June to September | same station |
| Nashua, NH | 16 mi west | 56 | June | Boire Field Airport |
How Methuen ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, Methuen (population 54,272, 24th largest) ranks 19th for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 29 miles south. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lawrence Municipal Airport (3.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.