When to paint a house exterior in Canton, OH
When to paint in Canton, 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 16 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
- 2Apr
- 8May
- 13Jun
- 15Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 5Oct
- 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° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 44°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 53°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 8 | 39° / 64°F |
| May | 8 | 6 | 14 | 50° / 75°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 16 | 59° / 82°F |
| July | 15 | 11 | 15 | 63° / 87°F |
| August | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 85°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 18 | 57° / 80°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 15 | 45° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 40 days a year here.
Towns near Canton compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Barberton (82 a year, 19 miles northwest). 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. North Canton, Massillon, Green, Alliance, New Franklin are read from the same station as Canton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Canton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Canton, OH | 5 mi north | 74 | June to September | same station |
| Massillon, OH | 8 mi west | 74 | June to September | same station |
| Green, OH | 11 mi northwest | 74 | June to September | same station |
| Alliance, OH | 15 mi northeast | 74 | June to September | same station |
| New Franklin, OH | 15 mi northwest | 74 | June to September | same station |
| Barberton, OH | 19 mi northwest | 82 | June to September | Akron Fulton International Airport |
How Canton ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Canton (population 69,211, 8th largest) ranks 116th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 55 miles north. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 40 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Akron-Canton Regional Airport (8.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.