When to paint a house exterior in Torrington, CT
When to paint in Torrington, CT
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 11Jun
- 9Jul
- 14Aug
- 12Sep
- 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° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 43°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 52°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 37° / 64°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 17 | 48° / 76°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 15 | 56° / 84°F |
| July | 9 | 5 | 9 | 64° / 89°F |
| August | 14 | 9 | 15 | 62° / 87°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 18 | 55° / 80°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 14 | 43° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Torrington compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Waterbury (67 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.
| Place | From Torrington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol, CT | 14 mi southeast | 60 | June to August | Meriden Markham Municipal Airport |
| Waterbury, CT | 20 mi south | 67 | June to August | Waterbury-Oxford Airport |
| New Britain, CT | 21 mi southeast | 66 | August to September | Hartford-Brainard Airport |
| Hartford, CT | 24 mi east | 66 | August to September | Hartford-Brainard Airport |
| Naugatuck, CT | 24 mi south | 67 | June to August | Waterbury-Oxford Airport |
| Meriden, CT | 27 mi southeast | 60 | June to August | Meriden Markham Municipal Airport |
How Torrington ranks in CT
Of 21 CT places with 10,000 people or more, Torrington (population 35,673, 16th largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 67. The longest season in the state is New Haven, 79 days, 38 miles south. The shortest is Norwich at 56. 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 Bradley International Airport (24.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.