When to paint a house exterior in Ridgefield, NJ
When to paint in Ridgefield, NJ
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 16 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
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 14Jun
- 10Jul
- 13Aug
- 16Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 47°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 54°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 13 | 42° / 65°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 15 | 52° / 76°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 15 | 61° / 84°F |
| July | 10 | 6 | 10 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 13 | 8 | 13 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 16 | 14 | 18 | 60° / 82°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 18 | 48° / 71°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 10 | 37° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Ridgefield compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fairview (92 a year, 1 miles southeast). 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. Little Ferry, Palisades Park, Ridgefield Park are read from the same station as Ridgefield, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ridgefield | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview, NJ | 1 mi southeast | 92 | May to September | Central Park |
| Little Ferry, NJ | 1 mi northwest | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Palisades Park, NJ | 1 mi northeast | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Ridgefield Park, NJ | 2 mi north | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Cliffside Park, NJ | 2 mi southeast | 92 | May to September | Central Park |
| Edgewater, NJ | 2 mi east | 92 | May to September | Central Park |
How Ridgefield ranks in NJ
Of 116 NJ places with 10,000 people or more, Ridgefield (population 11,666, 92nd largest) ranks 72nd for painting days, right at the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Union City, 92 days, 5 miles south. The shortest is Manville at 51. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Teterboro Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.