When to paint a house exterior in Tonawanda, NY
When to paint in Tonawanda, 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 18 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 6May
- 14Jun
- 17Jul
- 18Aug
- 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 | under 1 | 20° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 38°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 46°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 35° / 58°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 17 | 46° / 72°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 18 | 56° / 80°F |
| July | 17 | 13 | 18 | 62° / 85°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 18 | 61° / 83°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 19 | 55° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 13 | 44° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Tonawanda compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Tonawanda's 75 a year, so the season here is the regional season. North Tonawanda, Niagara Falls are read from the same station as Tonawanda, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Tonawanda | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Tonawanda, NY | 3 mi north | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Kenmore, NY | 3 mi south | 76 | June to September | Buffalo Niagara International |
| Buffalo, NY | 8 mi south | 76 | June to September | Buffalo Niagara International |
| Niagara Falls, NY | 9 mi northwest | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Depew, NY | 11 mi southeast | 76 | June to September | Buffalo Niagara International |
| Lancaster, NY | 13 mi southeast | 76 | June to September | Buffalo Niagara International |
How Tonawanda ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Tonawanda (population 14,984, 59th largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 260 miles east. The shortest is Olean at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Niagara Falls International Airport (7.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.