When to paint a house exterior in Northampton, MA
When to paint in Northampton, MA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June 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, Aug, Sep.
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- 3May
- 8Jun
- 9Jul
- 12Aug
- 7Sep
- 2Oct
- 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° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 50°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 35° / 62°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 14 | 45° / 75°F |
| June | 8 | 4 | 16 | 53° / 82°F |
| July | 9 | 4 | 10 | 61° / 87°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 16 | 59° / 85°F |
| September | 7 | 4 | 18 | 51° / 78°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 10 | 40° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Northampton compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Easthampton (46 a year, 4 miles south). 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. Amherst Town, Chicopee are read from the same station as Northampton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Northampton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easthampton, MA | 4 mi south | 46 | August | Barnes Municipal Airport |
| Holyoke, MA | 8 mi south | 46 | August | Barnes Municipal Airport |
| Amherst Town, MA | 9 mi east | 42 | August | same station |
| Chicopee, MA | 12 mi southeast | 42 | August | same station |
| Westfield, MA | 14 mi south | 46 | August | Barnes Municipal Airport |
| West Springfield Town, MA | 14 mi south | 46 | August | Barnes Municipal Airport |
How Northampton ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, Northampton (population 31,315, 43rd largest) ranks 56th for painting days, 18 days below the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 85 miles east. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Westover Air Force Base/Metropolitan Air (11.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.