When to paint a house exterior in Utica, NY
When to paint in Utica, NY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July, with 1 good month a year. The best month is July, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past July 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
- 3May
- 8Jun
- 12Jul
- 12Aug
- 8Sep
- 2Oct
- under 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 | 14° / 33°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 37°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 45°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 59°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 11 | 44° / 72°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 14 | 53° / 79°F |
| July | 12 | 5 | 14 | 59° / 84°F |
| August | 12 | 6 | 14 | 58° / 82°F |
| September | 8 | 7 | 16 | 51° / 76°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 8 | 40° / 64°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near Utica compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Gloversville (61 a year, 45 miles east). 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. Rome, Oneida are read from the same station as Utica, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Utica | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rome, NY | 16 mi northwest | 46 | July | same station |
| Oneida, NY | 23 mi west | 46 | July | same station |
| Gloversville, NY | 45 mi east | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
| Oneonta, NY | 45 mi south | 57 | July to August | Greater Binghamton/E A Link F |
| Syracuse, NY | 46 mi west | 58 | July to August | Syracuse Hancock Internationa |
| Amsterdam, NY | 53 mi east | 61 | August | Albany International Airport |
How Utica ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Utica (population 63,660, 10th largest) ranks 83rd for painting days, 24 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 102 miles southeast. The shortest is Olean at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Griffis Airfield (13.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.