When to paint a house exterior in Bellefontaine, OH
When to paint in Bellefontaine, OH
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 6Apr
- 16May
- 19Jun
- 22Jul
- 18Aug
- 17Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 39°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 8 | 32° / 49°F |
| April | 6 | 6 | 17 | 41° / 60°F |
| May | 16 | 16 | 23 | 53° / 73°F |
| June | 19 | 19 | 21 | 61° / 80°F |
| July | 22 | 21 | 22 | 64° / 83°F |
| August | 18 | 16 | 19 | 61° / 81°F |
| September | 17 | 15 | 22 | 57° / 77°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 22 | 46° / 66°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 35° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Bellefontaine compared
4 get fewer, down to 62 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. Urbana, Sidney are read from the same station as Bellefontaine, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bellefontaine | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana, OH | 18 mi south | 110 | May to September | same station |
| Sidney, OH | 22 mi west | 110 | May to September | same station |
| Marysville, OH | 24 mi southeast | 93 | June to September | Union County Airport |
| Piqua, OH | 29 mi southwest | 81 | June to September | J.M.Cox Dayton International |
| Springfield, OH | 30 mi south | 62 | July to August | Springfield-Beckley Municipal |
| Lima, OH | 32 mi northwest | 76 | June to September | Lima Allen County Airport |
How Bellefontaine ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Bellefontaine (population 14,100, 125th largest) ranks 29th for painting days, 34 days above the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 145 miles northeast. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bellefontaine Regional Airport (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.