When to paint a house exterior in Valley Stream, NY
When to paint in Valley Stream, 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 September, at about 16 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
- 1Apr
- 9May
- 15Jun
- 13Jul
- 14Aug
- 16Sep
- 9Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 46°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 34° / 53°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 13 | 43° / 62°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 15 | 52° / 72°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 15 | 62° / 81°F |
| July | 13 | 6 | 13 | 70° / 87°F |
| August | 14 | 10 | 14 | 69° / 85°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62° / 80°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 18 | 51° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 12 | 40° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Valley Stream compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Valley Stream's 78 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Lynbrook, East Rockaway, Rockville Centre, Floral Park, New Hyde Park, Garden City are read from the same station as Valley Stream, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Valley Stream | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynbrook, NY | 2 mi east | 78 | June to September | same station |
| East Rockaway, NY | 2 mi southeast | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Rockville Centre, NY | 4 mi east | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Floral Park, NY | 4 mi north | 78 | June to September | same station |
| New Hyde Park, NY | 5 mi north | 78 | June to September | same station |
| Garden City, NY | 5 mi northeast | 78 | June to September | same station |
How Valley Stream ranks in NY
Of 90 NY places with 10,000 people or more, Valley Stream (population 40,232, 18th largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Kingston, 96 days, 89 miles north. The shortest is Olean at 39. 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 John F Kennedy International (3.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.