When to paint a house exterior in Bartlett, IL
When to paint in Bartlett, 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 August, at about 18 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
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 8May
- 13Jun
- 18Jul
- 18Aug
- 15Sep
- 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 | 18° / 32°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 19° / 37°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 49°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 61°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 15 | 50° / 73°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 16 | 60° / 83°F |
| July | 18 | 12 | 18 | 64° / 85°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 19 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 19 | 57° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 15 | 45° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Bartlett compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Bartlett's 80 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Hanover Park, Carol Stream, Streamwood, West Chicago are read from the same station as Bartlett, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bartlett | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Park, IL | 2 mi northeast | 80 | June to September | same station |
| Carol Stream, IL | 4 mi southeast | 80 | June to September | same station |
| Streamwood, IL | 4 mi north | 80 | June to September | same station |
| Bloomingdale, IL | 5 mi east | 77 | June to September | Chicago O'Hare International |
| Roselle, IL | 5 mi east | 77 | June to September | Chicago O'Hare International |
| West Chicago, IL | 5 mi southwest | 80 | June to September | same station |
How Bartlett ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Bartlett (population 40,718, 39th largest) ranks 84th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 27 miles east. The shortest is Woodstock at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dupage Airport (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.