When to paint a house exterior in Auburn, IN
When to paint in Auburn, IN
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 18 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.
- under 1Jan
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- 1Apr
- 8May
- 12Jun
- 16Jul
- 18Aug
- 13Sep
- 4Oct
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 53°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 38° / 64°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 15 | 50° / 76°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 59° / 85°F |
| July | 16 | 10 | 16 | 63° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 13 | 19 | 60° / 84°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 18 | 55° / 81°F |
| October | 4 | 2 | 14 | 43° / 69°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Auburn compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Kendallville (76 a year, 12 miles northwest). 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. Huntertown, Fort Wayne, New Haven, Columbia City are read from the same station as Auburn, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Auburn | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendallville, IN | 12 mi northwest | 76 | June to September | Kirsch Municipal Airport |
| Huntertown, IN | 12 mi southwest | 70 | July to September | same station |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 20 mi south | 70 | July to September | same station |
| New Haven, IN | 21 mi south | 70 | July to September | same station |
| Columbia City, IN | 26 mi southwest | 70 | July to September | same station |
| Sturgis, MI | 35 mi northwest | 76 | June to September | Kirsch Municipal Airport |
How Auburn ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Auburn (population 13,989, 66th largest) ranks 67th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 97 miles west. The shortest is McCordsville 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 Fort Wayne International Airport (28.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.