When to paint a house exterior in Poquoson, VA
When to paint in Poquoson, 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 6Apr
- 10May
- 12Jun
- 7Jul
- 10Aug
- 14Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 53°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 57°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 11 | 41° / 62°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 18 | 49° / 72°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 14 | 58° / 79°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 13 | 66° / 86°F |
| July | 7 | 4 | 7 | 72° / 90°F |
| August | 10 | 6 | 10 | 71° / 88°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 14 | 66° / 83°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 17 | 54° / 74°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 42° / 65°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 36° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Poquoson compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Williamsburg (109 a year, 24 miles northwest). 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. Hampton is read from the same station as Poquoson, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Poquoson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton, VA | 6 mi south | 76 | June | same station |
| Newport News, VA | 13 mi west | 79 | June | Nwpt News/Wimburg International Airport |
| Norfolk, VA | 15 mi south | 98 | September to October | Norfolk Naval Air Station |
| Portsmouth, VA | 19 mi south | 98 | September to October | Norfolk Naval Air Station |
| Williamsburg, VA | 24 mi northwest | 109 | April to June | Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport |
| Virginia Beach, VA | 28 mi southeast | 86 | September | Oceana Naval Air Station |
How Poquoson ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Poquoson (population 12,854, 38th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 24 miles northwest. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Langley Air Force Base Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.