When to paint a house exterior in Taunton, MA
When to paint in Taunton, MA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June 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
- under 1Apr
- 4May
- 10Jun
- 11Jul
- 12Aug
- 7Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 51°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 36° / 62°F |
| May | 4 | 2 | 14 | 46° / 73°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 16 | 54° / 81°F |
| July | 11 | 6 | 12 | 62° / 87°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 14 | 60° / 86°F |
| September | 7 | 5 | 15 | 53° / 79°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Taunton compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Attleboro (62 a year, 10 miles west). 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. Bridgewater Town is read from the same station as Taunton, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Taunton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgewater Town, MA | 8 mi northeast | 48 | August | same station |
| Attleboro, MA | 10 mi west | 62 | June to August | North Central State Airport |
| Fall River, MA | 12 mi south | 54 | July to August | New Bedford Rgnl Airport |
| Brockton, MA | 13 mi north | 46 | June to September | Norwood Memorial Airport |
| North Attleborough Town, MA | 13 mi west | 62 | June to August | North Central State Airport |
| Pawtucket, RI | 14 mi west | 62 | June to August | North Central State Airport |
How Taunton ranks in MA
Of 58 MA places with 10,000 people or more, Taunton (population 61,936, 18th largest) ranks 40th for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 60. The longest season in the state is Boston, 74 days, 30 miles north. The shortest is Greenfield at 41. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Taunton Municipal Airport (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.