When to paint a house exterior in Virginia Beach, VA
When to paint in Virginia Beach, VA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 11May
- 12Jun
- 7Jul
- 10Aug
- 16Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 55°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 59°F |
| March | 4 | 2 | 13 | 41° / 64°F |
| April | 8 | 7 | 17 | 49° / 73°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 14 | 58° / 80°F |
| June | 12 | 7 | 12 | 66° / 86°F |
| July | 7 | 5 | 7 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 10 | 5 | 10 | 71° / 89°F |
| September | 16 | 11 | 16 | 66° / 84°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 76°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 43° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Virginia Beach compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Norfolk (98 a year, 16 miles northwest); 3 get fewer, down to 65 a year. 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 Virginia Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk, VA | 16 mi northwest | 98 | September to October | Norfolk Naval Air Station |
| Chesapeake, VA | 17 mi southwest | 84 | August to September | Chesapeake Regional Airport |
| Portsmouth, VA | 19 mi west | 98 | September to October | Norfolk Naval Air Station |
| Hampton, VA | 24 mi northwest | 76 | June | Langley Air Force Base Airport |
| Poquoson, VA | 28 mi northwest | 76 | June | Langley Air Force Base Airport |
| Suffolk, VA | 34 mi west | 65 | May to October | Suffolk Municipal Airport |
How Virginia Beach ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Virginia Beach (population 454,808, 1st largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 50 miles northwest. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Oceana Naval Air Station (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.