When to paint a house exterior in New London, CT
When to paint in New London, CT
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 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 to September, call for quotes in April 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 4May
- 13Jun
- 14Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 50°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 38° / 58°F |
| May | 4 | 2 | 14 | 48° / 69°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 16 | 57° / 76°F |
| July | 14 | 8 | 14 | 65° / 83°F |
| August | 16 | 10 | 16 | 64° / 82°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 17 | 58° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 14 | 47° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 36° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 29° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near New London compared
4 get fewer, down to 56 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. Groton is read from the same station as New London, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From New London | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groton, CT | 2 mi east | 66 | June to September | same station |
| Norwich, CT | 15 mi north | 56 | June to August | Windham Airport |
| Middletown, CT | 33 mi northwest | 60 | June to August | Meriden Markham Municipal Airport |
| Meriden, CT | 39 mi west | 60 | June to August | Meriden Markham Municipal Airport |
| Newport, RI | 41 mi east | 61 | June to September | Newport State Airport |
| Hartford, CT | 43 mi northwest | 66 | August to September | Hartford-Brainard Airport |
How New London ranks in CT
Of 21 CT places with 10,000 people or more, New London (population 28,081, 18th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 67. The longest season in the state is New Haven, 79 days, 43 miles west. The shortest is Norwich at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Groton-New London Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.