When to paint a house exterior in Beech Grove, IN
When to paint in Beech Grove, 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 Beech Grove compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Beech Grove's 85 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Indianapolis, Greenwood, Bargersville, Plainfield are read from the same station as Beech Grove, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Beech Grove | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis, IN | 5 mi northwest | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Greenwood, IN | 8 mi south | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Speedway, IN | 10 mi northwest | 84 | June to September | Eagle Creek Airpark Airport |
| Lawrence, IN | 12 mi northeast | 84 | June to September | Eagle Creek Airpark Airport |
| Bargersville, IN | 13 mi southwest | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Plainfield, IN | 15 mi west | 85 | June to September | same station |
How Beech Grove ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Beech Grove (population 14,566, 63rd largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 144 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 (10.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.