When to paint a house exterior in Petersburg, VA
When to paint in Petersburg, VA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 3Apr
- 8May
- 12Jun
- 6Jul
- 11Aug
- 14Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 52°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30° / 57°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 64°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 11 | 44° / 74°F |
| May | 8 | 4 | 15 | 53° / 80°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 61° / 87°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 6 | 67° / 90°F |
| August | 11 | 7 | 11 | 66° / 89°F |
| September | 14 | 11 | 17 | 59° / 85°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 17 | 48° / 74°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 63°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Petersburg compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Williamsburg (109 a year, 38 miles east). 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. Colonial Heights, Hopewell are read from the same station as Petersburg, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Petersburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Heights, VA | 4 mi north | 62 | June | same station |
| Hopewell, VA | 8 mi northeast | 62 | June | same station |
| Richmond, VA | 23 mi north | 66 | September | Richmond International Airport |
| Williamsburg, VA | 38 mi east | 109 | April to June | Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport |
| Newport News, VA | 49 mi east | 79 | June | Nwpt News/Wimburg International Airport |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 54 mi south | 81 | August to September | Emporia-Grenvle Rgnl Airport |
How Petersburg ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Petersburg (population 34,058, 18th largest) ranks 27th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 38 miles east. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dinwiddie County Airport (6.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.