When to paint a house exterior in St. Marys, PA
When to paint in St. Marys, PA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 11 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 Jul, Aug, Sep.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
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| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 39°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 47°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33° / 59°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 10 | 44° / 71°F |
| June | 5 | 4 | 13 | 51° / 77°F |
| July | 11 | 9 | 16 | 55° / 82°F |
| August | 10 | 7 | 15 | 55° / 80°F |
| September | 6 | 4 | 15 | 49° / 74°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 8 | 40° / 63°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near St. Marys compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Indiana (109 a year, 66 miles southwest). 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. Olean is read from the same station as St. Marys, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From St. Marys | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olean, NY | 44 mi north | 39 | July to August | same station |
| State College, PA | 57 mi southeast | 46 | July to August | Clearfield-Lawrence Airport |
| Jamestown, NY | 58 mi northwest | 61 | July to August | Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport |
| Altoona, PA | 66 mi south | 60 | July to August | Altoona-Blair County Airport |
| Indiana, PA | 66 mi southwest | 109 | May to September | Indiana County/Jimmy Stewart |
| Williamsport, PA | 78 mi east | 58 | August | Williamsport Regional Airport |
How St. Marys ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, St. Marys (population 12,361, 52nd largest) ranks 68th for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 66 miles southwest. No place in PA has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bradford Regional Airport (24.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.