When to paint a house exterior in Vienna, VA
When to paint in Vienna, VA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 8May
- 13Jun
- 8Jul
- 11Aug
- 12Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 47°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 52°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 60°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 12 | 43° / 71°F |
| May | 8 | 3 | 14 | 53° / 79°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 14 | 61° / 86°F |
| July | 8 | 3 | 8 | 67° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 6 | 11 | 65° / 89°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 16 | 59° / 83°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 17 | 47° / 73°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Vienna compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Falls Church (76 a year, 5 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. Fairfax, Herndon are read from the same station as Vienna, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Vienna | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax, VA | 4 mi southwest | 64 | June | same station |
| Falls Church, VA | 5 mi east | 76 | May to June | Ronald Reagan Washington Natl |
| Herndon, VA | 9 mi northwest | 64 | June | same station |
| Alexandria, VA | 11 mi southeast | 76 | May to June | Ronald Reagan Washington Natl |
| Washington, DC | 13 mi east | 76 | May to June | Ronald Reagan Washington Natl |
| Manassas Park, VA | 13 mi southwest | 76 | August to September | Mansas Rgnl/H P Davs Fd Airport |
How Vienna ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Vienna (population 16,562, 32nd largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 116 miles south. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Washington Dulles Internation (10.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.