When to paint a house exterior in Pawtucket, RI
When to paint in Pawtucket, RI
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 17 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
- 13Jun
- 15Jul
- 17Aug
- 9Sep
- 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 | 21° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 49°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 37° / 60°F |
| May | 5 | 2 | 15 | 46° / 71°F |
| June | 13 | 7 | 17 | 55° / 79°F |
| July | 15 | 8 | 15 | 63° / 85°F |
| August | 17 | 10 | 17 | 61° / 83°F |
| September | 9 | 4 | 16 | 54° / 76°F |
| October | 3 | 2 | 12 | 44° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Pawtucket compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Providence (68 a year, 4 miles southwest). 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. Central Falls, Attleboro, North Attleborough Town are read from the same station as Pawtucket, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Pawtucket | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Falls, RI | 1 mi northwest | 62 | June to August | same station |
| Providence, RI | 4 mi southwest | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
| East Providence, RI | 5 mi south | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
| Attleboro, MA | 6 mi northeast | 62 | June to August | same station |
| North Attleborough Town, MA | 7 mi north | 62 | June to August | same station |
| Cranston, RI | 9 mi southwest | 68 | June to September | Theodore F Green State Airport |
How Pawtucket ranks in RI
Of 8 RI places with 10,000 people or more, Pawtucket (population 76,996, 4th largest) ranks 5th for painting days, right at the state median of 62. The longest season in the state is Providence, 68 days, 4 miles southwest. The shortest is Newport at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from North Central State Airport (6.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.