When to paint a house exterior in Providence, RI
When to paint in Providence, RI
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past September 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
- under 1Apr
- 6May
- 14Jun
- 13Jul
- 15Aug
- 14Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 23° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 51°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 9 | 39° / 61°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 16 | 48° / 72°F |
| June | 14 | 8 | 16 | 57° / 80°F |
| July | 13 | 8 | 13 | 65° / 86°F |
| August | 15 | 8 | 15 | 64° / 85°F |
| September | 14 | 10 | 16 | 57° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 15 | 46° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 28° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Providence compared
3 get fewer, down to 62 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. East Providence, Cranston, Warwick are read from the same station as Providence, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Providence | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Providence, RI | 3 mi southeast | 68 | June to September | same station |
| Pawtucket, RI | 4 mi northeast | 62 | June to August | North Central State Airport |
| Central Falls, RI | 5 mi north | 62 | June to August | North Central State Airport |
| Cranston, RI | 5 mi southwest | 68 | June to September | same station |
| Warwick, RI | 8 mi south | 68 | June to September | same station |
| Attleboro, MA | 10 mi northeast | 62 | June to August | North Central State Airport |
How Providence ranks in RI
Of 8 RI places with 10,000 people or more, Providence (population 194,706, 1st largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 62. No place in RI has a longer season. The shortest is Newport at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Theodore F Green State Airport (7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.