When to paint a house exterior in Pittsfield, MA
When to paint in Pittsfield, MA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 4May
- 7Jun
- 13Jul
- 13Aug
- 7Sep
- 2Oct
- 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 | 16° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 16° / 38°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 46°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34° / 58°F |
| May | 4 | 2 | 14 | 44° / 71°F |
| June | 7 | 5 | 16 | 52° / 78°F |
| July | 13 | 6 | 14 | 58° / 83°F |
| August | 13 | 8 | 16 | 57° / 81°F |
| September | 7 | 3 | 17 | 50° / 75°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 10 | 40° / 63°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 22° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Pittsfield compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Troy (61 a year, 29 miles northwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 42 a year. 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 Pittsfield | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Adams, MA | 17 mi northeast | 45 | August | Harriman-And-West Airport |
| Troy, NY | 29 mi northwest | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
| Watervliet, NY | 30 mi northwest | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
| Albany, NY | 31 mi northwest | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
| Northampton, MA | 31 mi east | 42 | August | Westover Air Force Base/Metropolitan Air |
| Cohoes, NY | 32 mi northwest | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
How Pittsfield ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, Pittsfield (population 43,121, 32nd largest) ranks 42nd for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 115 miles east. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pittsfield Municipal Airport (2.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.