When to paint a house exterior in Rutland, VT
When to paint in Rutland, VT
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August 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
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 8Jun
- 15Jul
- 13Aug
- 9Sep
- 2Oct
- under 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 | 14° / 33°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 37°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 44°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 56°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 16 | 45° / 71°F |
| June | 8 | 6 | 14 | 53° / 77°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 16 | 59° / 82°F |
| August | 13 | 9 | 16 | 57° / 80°F |
| September | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50° / 74°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Rutland compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in South Burlington (58 a year, 58 miles north); 5 get fewer, down to 39 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 Rutland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claremont, NH | 36 mi southeast | 39 | July to September | Hartness St (Spngfld) Airport |
| Lebanon, NH | 36 mi east | 40 | July to September | Lebanon Municipal Airport |
| Glens Falls, NY | 39 mi southwest | 42 | June to August | Floyd Bennett Memo Airport |
| Saratoga Springs, NY | 55 mi southwest | 42 | June to August | Floyd Bennett Memo Airport |
| Keene, NH | 57 mi southeast | 44 | July to August | Dillant-Hopkins Airport |
| South Burlington, VT | 58 mi north | 58 | July to September | Burlington International Airport |
How Rutland ranks in VT
Of 4 VT places with 10,000 people or more, Rutland (population 15,565, 3rd largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 6 days below the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Burlington, 58 days, 62 miles north. No place in VT has a shorter one. 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 Rutland State Airport (5.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.