When to paint a house exterior in Athens, OH
When to paint in Athens, OH
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 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 September, call for quotes in May 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.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 8May
- 11Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 12Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 44°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27° / 50°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 59°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 10 | 41° / 69°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 13 | 52° / 78°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 15 | 59° / 84°F |
| July | 12 | 6 | 12 | 64° / 88°F |
| August | 15 | 9 | 15 | 62° / 87°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 17 | 57° / 82°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 13 | 45° / 71°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 58°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Athens compared
2 get fewer, down to 64 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. Parkersburg, Vienna, Marietta are read from the same station as Athens, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Athens | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkersburg, WV | 30 mi east | 69 | July to September | same station |
| Vienna, WV | 30 mi east | 69 | July to September | same station |
| Marietta, OH | 36 mi east | 69 | July to September | same station |
| Lancaster, OH | 39 mi northwest | 64 | July to August | Fairfield County Airport |
| Zanesville, OH | 44 mi north | 71 | July to September | Zanesville Municipal Airport |
| Chillicothe, OH | 48 mi west | 64 | July to August | Fairfield County Airport |
How Athens ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Athens (population 24,824, 65th largest) ranks 141st for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 160 miles north. The shortest is Reading at 59. 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 Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (35.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.