When to paint a house exterior in Cedar Falls, IA
When to paint in Cedar Falls, IA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 9Jun
- 16Jul
- 16Aug
- 10Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 11° / 31°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 35°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 36° / 63°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 14 | 48° / 75°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 12 | 59° / 86°F |
| July | 16 | 8 | 16 | 62° / 86°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 18 | 59° / 85°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 18 | 54° / 81°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 13 | 40° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Cedar Falls compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Cedar Rapids (70 a year, 55 miles southeast). 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. Waterloo, Waverly are read from the same station as Cedar Falls, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cedar Falls | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo, IA | 6 mi east | 62 | July to August | same station |
| Waverly, IA | 14 mi north | 62 | July to August | same station |
| Marshalltown, IA | 41 mi southwest | 70 | June to September | Marshalltown Municipal Airport |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 55 mi southeast | 70 | June to September | The Eastern Iowa Airport |
| Marion, IA | 55 mi southeast | 70 | June to September | The Eastern Iowa Airport |
| Mason City, IA | 58 mi northwest | 59 | July to August | Mason City Municipal Airport |
How Cedar Falls ranks in IA
Of 41 IA places with 10,000 people or more, Cedar Falls (population 41,417, 14th largest) ranks 35th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Council Bluffs, 118 days, 196 miles southwest. The shortest is Le Mars at 54. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Waterloo Municipal Airport (3.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.