When to paint a house exterior in Morgantown, WV
When to paint in Morgantown, WV
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 August, at about 14 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 8May
- 11Jun
- 12Jul
- 14Aug
- 14Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 43°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28° / 49°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 58°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 10 | 42° / 68°F |
| May | 8 | 4 | 12 | 52° / 77°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 14 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 12 | 5 | 12 | 64° / 87°F |
| August | 14 | 7 | 15 | 63° / 85°F |
| September | 14 | 11 | 17 | 58° / 81°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 15 | 46° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 58°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Morgantown compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Jefferson Hills (79 a year, 46 miles north); 3 get fewer, down to 61 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 Morgantown | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont, WV | 15 mi southwest | 66 | August to September | Harrison/Marion Rgnl Airport |
| Clarksburg, WV | 34 mi southwest | 66 | August to September | Harrison/Marion Rgnl Airport |
| Washington, PA | 40 mi northwest | 61 | July to August | Washington County Airport |
| Jefferson Hills, PA | 46 mi north | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| Bethel Park, PA | 48 mi north | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
| McKeesport, PA | 49 mi north | 79 | June to September | Allegheny County Airport |
How Morgantown ranks in WV
Of 13 WV places with 10,000 people or more, Morgantown (population 30,490, 3rd largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Wheeling, 79 days, 50 miles northwest. The shortest is Martinsburg at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mgtn Rgnl-W L B Hart Fd Airport (1.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.