When to paint a house exterior in York, PA
When to paint in York, PA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 8May
- 12Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 9Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 47°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 3 | 29° / 56°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 8 | 39° / 67°F |
| May | 8 | 4 | 14 | 50° / 76°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 15 | 58° / 84°F |
| July | 12 | 8 | 12 | 64° / 88°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 15 | 62° / 86°F |
| September | 9 | 7 | 16 | 54° / 80°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 44° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near York compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Elizabethtown (66 a year, 15 miles northeast). 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. Hanover is read from the same station as York, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From York | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia, PA | 13 mi east | 63 | August to September | Lancaster Airport |
| Elizabethtown, PA | 15 mi northeast | 66 | August to September | Harrisburg International Airport |
| Hanover, PA | 17 mi southwest | 63 | July to August | same station |
| Mechanicsburg, PA | 22 mi northwest | 63 | September | Capital City Airport |
| Harrisburg, PA | 23 mi north | 63 | September | Capital City Airport |
| Lancaster, PA | 23 mi east | 63 | August to September | Lancaster Airport |
How York ranks in PA
Of 68 PA places with 10,000 people or more, York (population 45,241, 10th largest) ranks 49th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Indiana, 109 days, 136 miles west. The shortest is St. Marys at 39. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from York Airport (8.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.