When to paint a house exterior in Williamsport, PA
When to paint in Williamsport, PA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 10Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 11Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 22° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 53°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 66°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 14 | 49° / 76°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 13 | 57° / 84°F |
| July | 12 | 7 | 12 | 63° / 88°F |
| August | 15 | 10 | 15 | 62° / 86°F |
| September | 11 | 8 | 16 | 55° / 80°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 13 | 45° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Williamsport compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Berwick (65 a year, 43 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 46 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 Williamsport | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomsburg, PA | 34 mi southeast | 52 | July to August | Penn Valley Airport |
| Berwick, PA | 43 mi east | 65 | July to August | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport |
| State College, PA | 53 mi southwest | 46 | July to August | Clearfield-Lawrence Airport |
| Nanticoke, PA | 54 mi east | 65 | July to August | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport |
| Pottsville, PA | 58 mi southeast | 63 | August to September | Rdng Rgnl/C A Spaatz Fd Airport |
| Hazleton, PA | 59 mi east | 65 | July to August | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport |
How Williamsport ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, Williamsport (population 27,628, 20th largest) ranks 64th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 119 miles west. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Williamsport Regional Airport (5.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.