When to paint a house exterior in Saratoga Springs, NY
When to paint in Saratoga Springs, NY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 5May
- 7Jun
- 12Jul
- 12Aug
- 6Sep
- 1Oct
- 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 | 13° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 37°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 46°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 59°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 16 | 45° / 73°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 15 | 52° / 79°F |
| July | 12 | 6 | 14 | 58° / 84°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 15 | 57° / 82°F |
| September | 6 | 2 | 15 | 49° / 76°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 63°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Saratoga Springs compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Schenectady (61 a year, 20 miles south). 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. Glens Falls is read from the same station as Saratoga Springs, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Saratoga Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glens Falls, NY | 18 mi north | 42 | June to August | same station |
| Schenectady, NY | 20 mi south | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
| Cohoes, NY | 21 mi south | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
| Amsterdam, NY | 23 mi southwest | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
| Troy, NY | 24 mi south | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
| Watervliet, NY | 24 mi south | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
How Saratoga Springs ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Saratoga Springs (population 28,741, 28th largest) ranks 86th for painting days, 28 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 79 miles south. The shortest is Olean at 39. 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 Floyd Bennett Memo Airport (20.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.