When to paint a house exterior in Philadelphia, PA
When to paint in Philadelphia, PA
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 16 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 11May
- 12Jun
- 8Jul
- 12Aug
- 16Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 45°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 50°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 34° / 57°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 14 | 43° / 68°F |
| May | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53° / 78°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 13 | 62° / 86°F |
| July | 8 | 4 | 8 | 69° / 91°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67° / 89°F |
| September | 16 | 12 | 17 | 61° / 83°F |
| October | 7 | 6 | 19 | 49° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 10 | 37° / 60°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Philadelphia compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Camden (77 a year, 5 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.
| Place | From Philadelphia | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden, NJ | 5 mi south | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Collingswood, NJ | 7 mi southeast | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Gloucester City, NJ | 8 mi south | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Yeadon, PA | 8 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Lansdowne, PA | 9 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
| Darby, PA | 9 mi southwest | 77 | May to June | Philadelphia International Airport |
How Philadelphia ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Philadelphia (population 1,573,916, 1st largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 216 miles west. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ne Philadelphia Airport (8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.