When to paint a house exterior in Milford, DE
When to paint in Milford, DE
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 9May
- 12Jun
- 7Jul
- 12Aug
- 14Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 49°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30° / 53°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 7 | 36° / 60°F |
| April | 5 | 4 | 15 | 45° / 70°F |
| May | 9 | 4 | 15 | 54° / 78°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 63° / 86°F |
| July | 7 | 4 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| August | 12 | 6 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 14 | 11 | 15 | 62° / 82°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 18 | 50° / 74°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 10 | 38° / 63°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 33° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Milford compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Easton (124 a year, 36 miles west); 2 get fewer, down to 64 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 Milford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover, DE | 18 mi north | 73 | August to September | Dover Air Force Base Airport |
| Smyrna, DE | 28 mi north | 73 | August to September | Dover Air Force Base Airport |
| Easton, MD | 36 mi west | 124 | May to September | Cambridge Dorchester Airport |
| Bridgeton, NJ | 37 mi north | 64 | August to September | Millville Municipal Airport |
| Salisbury, MD | 38 mi south | 67 | June | Salbry-Ocn Cty Wico Rgnl Airport |
| Millville, NJ | 39 mi northeast | 64 | August to September | Millville Municipal Airport |
How Milford ranks in DE
Of 6 DE places with 10,000 people or more, Milford (population 14,079, 5th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Dover, 73 days, 18 miles north. No place in DE has a shorter one. 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 Sussex County Airport (15.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.