When to paint a house exterior in New Castle, PA
When to paint in New Castle, PA
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 July, at about 20 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 9Jun
- 20Jul
- 16Aug
- 10Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 20° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 44°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 52°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 64°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 17 | 47° / 75°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 16 | 55° / 81°F |
| July | 20 | 14 | 20 | 60° / 85°F |
| August | 16 | 13 | 19 | 59° / 84°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 18 | 53° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near New Castle compared
1 gets fewer, down to 63 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. Salem is read from the same station as New Castle, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From New Castle | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermitage, PA | 17 mi north | 66 | July to September | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport |
| Youngstown, OH | 17 mi northwest | 66 | July to September | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport |
| Sharon, PA | 18 mi northwest | 66 | July to September | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport |
| Niles, OH | 25 mi northwest | 66 | July to September | Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport |
| Butler, PA | 25 mi east | 63 | July to August | Btlr County/K W Scholter Fd Airport |
| Salem, OH | 27 mi west | 68 | July to August | same station |
How New Castle ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, New Castle (population 21,332, 27th largest) ranks 28th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 67 miles east. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. 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 New Castle Municipal Airport (4.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.