When to paint a house exterior in New Bedford, MA
When to paint in New Bedford, MA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 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 August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 5May
- 11Jun
- 13Jul
- 14Aug
- 8Sep
- 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 | 23° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 51°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 37° / 59°F |
| May | 5 | 2 | 13 | 46° / 70°F |
| June | 11 | 7 | 16 | 54° / 78°F |
| July | 13 | 8 | 13 | 63° / 86°F |
| August | 14 | 8 | 15 | 61° / 85°F |
| September | 8 | 4 | 15 | 54° / 77°F |
| October | 3 | 2 | 12 | 45° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 28° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near New Bedford compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in East Providence (68 a year, 24 miles northwest); 2 get fewer, down to 48 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. Fall River is read from the same station as New Bedford, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From New Bedford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall River, MA | 9 mi northwest | 54 | July to August | same station |
| Taunton, MA | 19 mi northwest | 48 | August | Taunton Municipal Airport |
| Bridgewater Town, MA | 22 mi north | 48 | August | Taunton Municipal Airport |
| Newport, RI | 23 mi southwest | 61 | June to September | Newport State Airport |
| East Providence, RI | 24 mi northwest | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
| Warwick, RI | 25 mi west | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
How New Bedford ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, New Bedford (population 101,318, 9th largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 47 miles north. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from New Bedford Rgnl Airport (1.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.