When to paint a house exterior in Plattsburgh, NY
When to paint in Plattsburgh, NY
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, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 4May
- 6Jun
- 13Jul
- 13Aug
- 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 | under 1 | 12° / 31°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 34°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 43°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 56°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 15 | 44° / 71°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 13 | 52° / 78°F |
| July | 13 | 6 | 14 | 59° / 83°F |
| August | 13 | 7 | 16 | 57° / 82°F |
| September | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50° / 75°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 38°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Plattsburgh compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Burlington (58 a year, 18 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 40 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 Plattsburgh | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington, VT | 18 mi southeast | 58 | July to September | Burlington International Airport |
| Essex Junction, VT | 22 mi southeast | 58 | July to September | Burlington International Airport |
| South Burlington, VT | 22 mi southeast | 58 | July to September | Burlington International Airport |
| Rutland, VT | 78 mi south | 52 | July to August | Rutland State Airport |
| Lebanon, NH | 94 mi southeast | 40 | July to September | Lebanon Municipal Airport |
| Glens Falls, NY | 96 mi south | 42 | June to August | Floyd Bennett Memo Airport |
How Plattsburgh ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Plattsburgh (population 19,758, 45th largest) ranks 79th for painting days, 23 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 193 miles south. The shortest is Olean at 39. 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 Plattsburgh International Air (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.