When to paint a house exterior in Burlington, IA
When to paint in Burlington, IA
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
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 10May
- 14Jun
- 14Jul
- 18Aug
- 18Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 21° / 40°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 53°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 64°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 16 | 54° / 75°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 15 | 64° / 85°F |
| July | 14 | 9 | 14 | 66° / 85°F |
| August | 18 | 15 | 18 | 64° / 84°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 21 | 59° / 81°F |
| October | 7 | 5 | 17 | 46° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Burlington compared
4 get fewer, down to 68 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.
| Place | From Burlington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb, IL | 33 mi southeast | 68 | June to August | Macomb Municipal Airport |
| Galesburg, IL | 40 mi east | 71 | June to September | Galesburg Municipal Airport |
| Muscatine, IA | 42 mi north | 86 | June to September | Davenport Municipal Airpt |
| Rock Island, IL | 54 mi northeast | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
| Moline, IL | 57 mi northeast | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
| Davenport, IA | 58 mi northeast | 86 | June to September | Davenport Municipal Airpt |
How Burlington ranks in IA
Of 41 IA places with 10,000 people or more, Burlington (population 23,637, 24th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Council Bluffs, 118 days, 248 miles west. The shortest is Le Mars at 54. 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 Se Iowa Regional Airport (1.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.