When to paint a house exterior in Bucyrus, OH
When to paint in Bucyrus, OH
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 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
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 7May
- 14Jun
- 16Jul
- 17Aug
- 13Sep
- 5Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 43°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 53°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 64°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 13 | 50° / 75°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 17 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 16 | 9 | 16 | 63° / 86°F |
| August | 17 | 12 | 19 | 60° / 84°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 19 | 55° / 80°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 16 | 44° / 69°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Bucyrus compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Bucyrus's 74 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Marion is read from the same station as Bucyrus, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bucyrus | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galion, OH | 11 mi southeast | 74 | June to September | Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport |
| Marion, OH | 16 mi southwest | 74 | June to September | same station |
| Mansfield, OH | 23 mi east | 74 | June to September | Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport |
| Tiffin, OH | 24 mi northwest | 74 | June to September | Findlay Airport |
| Fostoria, OH | 34 mi northwest | 74 | June to September | Findlay Airport |
| Ashland, OH | 35 mi east | 74 | June to September | Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport |
How Bucyrus ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Bucyrus (population 11,567, 155th largest) ranks 115th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 93 miles northeast. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Marion Municipal Airport (13.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.