When to paint a house exterior in Clinton, IA
When to paint in Clinton, IA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 7May
- 14Jun
- 18Jul
- 15Aug
- 12Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 15° / 31°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 36°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 11 | 38° / 62°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 15 | 51° / 74°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 15 | 61° / 84°F |
| July | 18 | 11 | 18 | 64° / 84°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 16 | 61° / 82°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 19 | 55° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 42° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Clinton compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bettendorf (86 a year, 23 miles southwest). 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 Clinton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bettendorf, IA | 23 mi southwest | 86 | June to September | Davenport Municipal Airpt |
| East Moline, IL | 24 mi south | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
| Davenport, IA | 27 mi southwest | 86 | June to September | Davenport Municipal Airpt |
| Moline, IL | 28 mi southwest | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
| Sterling, IL | 28 mi east | 82 | June to September | Whiteside County Airport-Jos H Bitto |
| Rock Island, IL | 31 mi southwest | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
How Clinton ranks in IA
Of 41 IA places with 10,000 people or more, Clinton (population 24,118, 22nd largest) ranks 24th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Council Bluffs, 118 days, 293 miles west. 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 Clinton Municipal Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.