When to paint a house exterior in Salisbury, MD
When to paint in Salisbury, MD
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 8May
- 13Jun
- 7Jul
- 12Aug
- 14Sep
- 6Oct
- 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° / 50°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 53°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 60°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 14 | 44° / 70°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 14 | 53° / 78°F |
| June | 13 | 11 | 14 | 62° / 86°F |
| July | 7 | 6 | 7 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 6 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 15 | 61° / 83°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 17 | 49° / 73°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 63°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 32° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Salisbury compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Cambridge (124 a year, 29 miles northwest). 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 Salisbury | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, MD | 29 mi northwest | 124 | May to September | Cambridge Dorchester Airport |
| Milford, DE | 38 mi north | 67 | September | Sussex County Airport |
| Easton, MD | 38 mi northwest | 124 | May to September | Cambridge Dorchester Airport |
| Dover, DE | 54 mi north | 73 | August to September | Dover Air Force Base Airport |
| Smyrna, DE | 64 mi north | 73 | August to September | Dover Air Force Base Airport |
| Annapolis, MD | 64 mi northwest | 116 | May to October | U.S. Naval Academy |
How Salisbury ranks in MD
Of 23 MD places with 10,000 people or more, Salisbury (population 33,616, 9th largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 23 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Easton, 124 days, 38 miles northwest. The shortest is La Plata at 58. 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 Salbry-Ocn Cty Wico Rgnl Airport (4.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.