When to paint a house exterior in Norwich, CT
When to paint in Norwich, CT
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April 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, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 12Jun
- 13Jul
- 14Aug
- 9Sep
- 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 | 1 | 20° / 41°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 51°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 37° / 62°F |
| May | 5 | 2 | 16 | 47° / 74°F |
| June | 12 | 7 | 17 | 55° / 81°F |
| July | 13 | 6 | 13 | 63° / 86°F |
| August | 14 | 9 | 15 | 61° / 85°F |
| September | 9 | 6 | 17 | 54° / 78°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 12 | 42° / 68°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Norwich compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Southbridge Town (72 a year, 35 miles north). 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 Norwich | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New London, CT | 15 mi south | 66 | June to September | Groton-New London Airport |
| Groton, CT | 15 mi south | 66 | June to September | Groton-New London Airport |
| Middletown, CT | 29 mi west | 60 | June to August | Meriden Markham Municipal Airport |
| Hartford, CT | 34 mi northwest | 66 | August to September | Hartford-Brainard Airport |
| Cranston, RI | 35 mi northeast | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
| Southbridge Town, MA | 35 mi north | 72 | June to September | Worcester Regional Airport |
How Norwich ranks in CT
Of 21 CT places with 10,000 people or more, Norwich (population 39,993, 15th largest) ranks 21st for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 67. The longest season in the state is New Haven, 79 days, 46 miles west. No place in CT has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Windham Airport (14.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.