When to paint a house exterior in Nashua, NH
When to paint in Nashua, NH
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June 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
- 5May
- 12Jun
- 11Jul
- 16Aug
- 9Sep
- 1Oct
- under 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 | 18° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 36° / 61°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 17 | 46° / 74°F |
| June | 12 | 7 | 18 | 54° / 81°F |
| July | 11 | 6 | 11 | 61° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 17 | 60° / 85°F |
| September | 9 | 5 | 17 | 52° / 78°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 11 | 41° / 66°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 22° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Nashua compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lowell (64 a year, 11 miles southeast). 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 Nashua | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell, MA | 11 mi southeast | 64 | June to September | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Methuen, MA | 16 mi east | 64 | June to September | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Manchester, NH | 16 mi north | 63 | August to September | Manchester Airport |
| Lawrence, MA | 17 mi east | 64 | June to September | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Fitchburg, MA | 19 mi southwest | 54 | August | Fitchburg Municipal Arp |
| Haverhill, MA | 21 mi east | 64 | June to September | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
How Nashua ranks in NH
Of 11 NH places with 10,000 people or more, Nashua (population 91,851, 2nd largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 51. The longest season in the state is Manchester, 63 days, 16 miles north. The shortest is Concord at 37. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Boire Field Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.