When to paint a house exterior in Cleveland, OH
When to paint in Cleveland, 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 September, at about 20 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
- 11May
- 16Jun
- 17Jul
- 18Aug
- 20Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 42°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 51°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41° / 60°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 17 | 53° / 72°F |
| June | 16 | 13 | 16 | 63° / 80°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 17 | 68° / 84°F |
| August | 18 | 16 | 18 | 67° / 83°F |
| September | 20 | 16 | 20 | 62° / 79°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 17 | 50° / 68°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 13 | 39° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 31° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Cleveland compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Garfield Heights (156 a year, 6 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 76 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 Cleveland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn, OH | 5 mi southwest | 76 | June to September | Cleveland-Hopkins Internation |
| Garfield Heights, OH | 6 mi southeast | 156 | May to October | Cleveland |
| Lakewood, OH | 6 mi west | 76 | June to September | Cleveland-Hopkins Internation |
| East Cleveland, OH | 6 mi northeast | 156 | May to October | Cleveland |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | 6 mi east | 156 | May to October | Cleveland |
| Shaker Heights, OH | 7 mi east | 156 | May to October | Cleveland |
How Cleveland ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Cleveland (population 365,379, 2nd largest) ranks 32nd for painting days, 20 days above the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 11 miles northeast. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cleveland Burke Lakefnt Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.