When to paint a house exterior in Rutherford, NJ
When to paint in Rutherford, 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 Rutherford compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Rutherford's 71 a year, so the season here is the regional season. East Rutherford, Wallington, Wood-Ridge, North Arlington, Passaic, Secaucus are read from the same station as Rutherford, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Rutherford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Rutherford, NJ | 1 mi east | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Wallington, NJ | 2 mi north | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Wood-Ridge, NJ | 2 mi northeast | 71 | August to September | same station |
| North Arlington, NJ | 3 mi southwest | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Passaic, NJ | 3 mi northwest | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Secaucus, NJ | 3 mi southeast | 71 | August to September | same station |
How Rutherford ranks in NJ
Of 116 NJ places with 10,000 people or more, Rutherford (population 19,214, 54th largest) ranks 62nd for painting days, right at the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Union City, 92 days, 5 miles southeast. 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 (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.