When to paint a house exterior in Bargersville, IN
When to paint in Bargersville, IN
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 September, 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
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 10May
- 15Jun
- 15Jul
- 17Aug
- 17Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 40°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 46°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 57°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 67°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 16 | 53° / 77°F |
| June | 15 | 11 | 15 | 62° / 85°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 15 | 66° / 87°F |
| August | 17 | 13 | 17 | 65° / 86°F |
| September | 17 | 14 | 20 | 59° / 83°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 18 | 46° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Bargersville compared
2 get fewer, down to 74 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. Greenwood, Mooresville, Beech Grove, Plainfield are read from the same station as Bargersville, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bargersville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood, IN | 7 mi northeast | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Franklin, IN | 9 mi east | 75 | July to September | Shelbyville Minucipal Airport |
| Mooresville, IN | 10 mi northwest | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Beech Grove, IN | 13 mi northeast | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Plainfield, IN | 14 mi northwest | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Martinsville, IN | 15 mi southwest | 74 | June to September | Monroe County Airport |
How Bargersville ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Bargersville (population 11,283, 79th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 154 miles north. 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 Indianapolis International Airport (13.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.