When to paint a house exterior in Williamsburg, VA
When to paint in Williamsburg, VA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to June, with 5 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 14Apr
- 16May
- 15Jun
- 7Jul
- 10Aug
- 16Sep
- 15Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 9 | 34° / 52°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 12 | 37° / 57°F |
| March | 7 | 7 | 19 | 43° / 64°F |
| April | 14 | 13 | 26 | 51° / 73°F |
| May | 16 | 15 | 19 | 61° / 81°F |
| June | 15 | 15 | 15 | 69° / 88°F |
| July | 7 | 7 | 7 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 10 | 10 | 10 | 72° / 90°F |
| September | 16 | 16 | 16 | 68° / 85°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 22 | 56° / 75°F |
| November | 4 | 3 | 17 | 44° / 64°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 11 | 39° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 74 days a year here.
Towns near Williamsburg compared
6 get fewer, down to 62 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 Williamsburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport News, VA | 17 mi southeast | 79 | June | Nwpt News/Wimburg International Airport |
| Poquoson, VA | 24 mi southeast | 76 | June | Langley Air Force Base Airport |
| Hampton, VA | 27 mi southeast | 76 | June | Langley Air Force Base Airport |
| Hopewell, VA | 33 mi west | 62 | June | Dinwiddie County Airport |
| Portsmouth, VA | 34 mi southeast | 98 | September to October | Norfolk Naval Air Station |
| Norfolk, VA | 35 mi southeast | 98 | September to October | Norfolk Naval Air Station |
How Williamsburg ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Williamsburg (population 16,030, 34th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 44 days above the state median of 65. No place in VA has a longer season. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 74 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.