When to paint a house exterior in Bloomington, IN
When to paint in Bloomington, 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 August, at about 15 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
- 9May
- 13Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 13Sep
- 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 | 23° / 42°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 48°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 58°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 11 | 42° / 68°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 15 | 53° / 78°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 15 | 61° / 85°F |
| July | 12 | 7 | 12 | 65° / 87°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 16 | 62° / 86°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56° / 83°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 16 | 45° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Bloomington compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bargersville (85 a year, 31 miles northeast). 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. Martinsville, Bedford are read from the same station as Bloomington, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bloomington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville, IN | 18 mi north | 74 | June to September | same station |
| Bedford, IN | 21 mi south | 74 | June to September | same station |
| Bargersville, IN | 31 mi northeast | 85 | June to September | Indianapolis International Airport |
| Mooresville, IN | 31 mi north | 85 | June to September | Indianapolis International Airport |
| Columbus, IN | 32 mi east | 75 | July to September | Shelbyville Minucipal Airport |
| Franklin, IN | 34 mi northeast | 75 | July to September | Shelbyville Minucipal Airport |
How Bloomington ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Bloomington (population 79,986, 7th largest) ranks 54th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 177 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. 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 Monroe County Airport (5.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.