When to paint a house exterior in Columbus, IN
When to paint in Columbus, IN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 9May
- 11Jun
- 13Jul
- 17Aug
- 13Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 41°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25° / 47°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 58°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 12 | 42° / 69°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 15 | 54° / 80°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 11 | 62° / 87°F |
| July | 13 | 8 | 13 | 66° / 88°F |
| August | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63° / 86°F |
| September | 13 | 9 | 17 | 57° / 84°F |
| October | 7 | 6 | 18 | 46° / 73°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Columbus compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bargersville (85 a year, 28 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. Franklin, Greensburg, Shelbyville are read from the same station as Columbus, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Columbus | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour, IN | 18 mi south | 74 | June to September | Monroe County Airport |
| Franklin, IN | 21 mi north | 75 | July to September | same station |
| Greensburg, IN | 25 mi northeast | 75 | July to September | same station |
| Shelbyville, IN | 25 mi north | 75 | July to September | same station |
| Bargersville, IN | 28 mi northwest | 85 | June to September | Indianapolis International Airport |
| Greenwood, IN | 29 mi north | 85 | June to September | Indianapolis International Airport |
How Columbus ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Columbus (population 51,970, 20th largest) ranks 42nd for painting days, right at the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 180 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Shelbyville Minucipal Airport (26.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.