When to paint a house exterior in Radford, VA
When to paint in Radford, VA
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 14 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 9May
- 14Jun
- 14Jul
- 14Aug
- 14Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 45°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 31° / 52°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 59°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 12 | 44° / 67°F |
| May | 9 | 4 | 15 | 53° / 75°F |
| June | 14 | 9 | 17 | 60° / 81°F |
| July | 14 | 11 | 14 | 64° / 85°F |
| August | 14 | 9 | 15 | 63° / 83°F |
| September | 14 | 10 | 18 | 58° / 78°F |
| October | 5 | 3 | 16 | 47° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Radford compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Mount Airy (100 a year, 42 miles south); 5 get fewer, down to 53 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 Radford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiansburg, VA | 9 mi east | 61 | June to August | Virginia Tech Airport |
| Blacksburg, VA | 11 mi northeast | 61 | June to August | Virginia Tech Airport |
| Salem, VA | 30 mi northeast | 72 | June | Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Fiel |
| Roanoke, VA | 35 mi east | 72 | June | Roanoke Regional/Woodrum Fiel |
| Mount Airy, NC | 42 mi south | 100 | May to September | Mount Airy/Surry County Airport |
| Martinsville, VA | 49 mi southeast | 53 | May to September | Blue Ridge Airport |
How Radford ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Radford (population 17,273, 30th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 212 miles east. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from New River Valley Airport (6.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.