When to paint a house exterior in Sleepy Hollow, NY
When to paint in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 14Jun
- 14Jul
- 16Aug
- 14Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 41°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 51°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 10 | 39° / 62°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 15 | 49° / 73°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 16 | 58° / 81°F |
| July | 14 | 10 | 14 | 66° / 86°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 16 | 64° / 84°F |
| September | 14 | 10 | 17 | 57° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 16 | 47° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 29° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Sleepy Hollow compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Sleepy Hollow's 70 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Tarrytown, Ossining, Dobbs Ferry, Haverstraw, White Plains, Scarsdale are read from the same station as Sleepy Hollow, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sleepy Hollow | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrytown, NY | 2 mi south | 70 | June to September | same station |
| Ossining, NY | 4 mi north | 70 | June to September | same station |
| Dobbs Ferry, NY | 6 mi south | 70 | June to September | same station |
| Haverstraw, NY | 7 mi northwest | 70 | June to September | same station |
| White Plains, NY | 8 mi southeast | 70 | June to September | same station |
| Scarsdale, NY | 9 mi southeast | 70 | June to September | same station |
How Sleepy Hollow ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Sleepy Hollow (population 11,427, 76th largest) ranks 49th for painting days, right at the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 58 miles north. 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 Westchester County Airport (8.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.