When to paint a house exterior in Revere, MA
When to paint in Revere, MA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 8May
- 15Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 15Sep
- 8Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 42°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 49°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 12 | 40° / 59°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 16 | 50° / 71°F |
| June | 15 | 9 | 15 | 59° / 79°F |
| July | 12 | 8 | 12 | 66° / 86°F |
| August | 15 | 9 | 15 | 66° / 85°F |
| September | 15 | 11 | 17 | 59° / 77°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 17 | 49° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 10 | 37° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 47°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Revere compared
1 gets fewer, down to 60 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. Chelsea, Winthrop Town, Everett, Malden, Melrose are read from the same station as Revere, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Revere | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea, MA | 3 mi southwest | 74 | August to September | same station |
| Winthrop Town, MA | 3 mi south | 74 | August to September | same station |
| Everett, MA | 3 mi west | 74 | August to September | same station |
| Malden, MA | 4 mi west | 74 | August to September | same station |
| Lynn, MA | 4 mi north | 60 | June to August | Beverly Municipal Airport |
| Melrose, MA | 4 mi northwest | 74 | August to September | same station |
How Revere ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, Revere (population 60,702, 19th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 6 miles south. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Gen E L Logan International A (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.