When to paint a house exterior in Cedar Lake, IN
When to paint in Cedar Lake, 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 July, at about 19 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
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 19Jul
- 18Aug
- 15Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 41°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 49°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 61°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 13 | 50° / 71°F |
| June | 12 | 10 | 15 | 60° / 82°F |
| July | 19 | 13 | 19 | 64° / 84°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 19 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 19 | 57° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 13 | 45° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 27° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Cedar Lake compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Cedar Lake's 76 a year, so the season here is the regional season. St. John, Crown Point, Lowell, Schererville, Dyer, Merrillville are read from the same station as Cedar Lake, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cedar Lake | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John, IN | 5 mi north | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Crown Point, IN | 6 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Lowell, IN | 6 mi south | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Schererville, IN | 8 mi north | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Dyer, IN | 9 mi north | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Merrillville, IN | 9 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | same station |
How Cedar Lake ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Cedar Lake (population 16,404, 57th largest) ranks 37th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 38 miles northeast. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lansing Municipal Airport (12.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.