When to paint a house exterior in Antioch, IL
When to paint in Antioch, IL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 13Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 13Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 32°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 19° / 37°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30° / 47°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 58°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 15 | 49° / 71°F |
| June | 13 | 11 | 17 | 59° / 81°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63° / 84°F |
| August | 17 | 14 | 18 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57° / 77°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 15 | 45° / 64°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Antioch compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Antioch's 75 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Salem Lakes is read from the same station as Antioch, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Antioch | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenhurst, IL | 5 mi southeast | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
| Salem Lakes, WI | 5 mi northwest | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Round Lake Beach, IL | 7 mi south | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
| Fox Lake, IL | 7 mi southwest | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
| Round Lake, IL | 9 mi south | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
| Grayslake, IL | 10 mi south | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
How Antioch ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Antioch (population 15,108, 163rd largest) ranks 165th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 48 miles southeast. The shortest is Woodstock at 65. 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 Kenosha Regional Airport (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+.