When to paint a house exterior in Evanston, IL
When to paint in Evanston, IL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to October, with 5 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 25 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to October, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past October 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, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 12May
- 19Jun
- 22Jul
- 25Aug
- 24Sep
- 15Oct
- 5Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 39°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 34° / 45°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 18 | 42° / 55°F |
| May | 12 | 12 | 20 | 52° / 64°F |
| June | 19 | 16 | 19 | 64° / 77°F |
| July | 22 | 20 | 22 | 71° / 80°F |
| August | 25 | 23 | 25 | 71° / 79°F |
| September | 24 | 24 | 24 | 65° / 75°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 25 | 53° / 64°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 17 | 41° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 31° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 64 days a year here.
Towns near Evanston compared
6 get fewer, down to 77 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 Evanston | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skokie, IL | 2 mi west | 80 | June to September | Palwaukee Municipal Airport |
| Wilmette, IL | 3 mi northwest | 80 | June to September | Palwaukee Municipal Airport |
| Lincolnwood, IL | 3 mi southwest | 77 | June to September | Chicago O'Hare International |
| Winnetka, IL | 5 mi northwest | 80 | June to September | Palwaukee Municipal Airport |
| Morton Grove, IL | 5 mi west | 80 | June to September | Palwaukee Municipal Airport |
| Niles, IL | 6 mi west | 77 | June to September | Chicago O'Hare International |
How Evanston ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Evanston (population 76,006, 14th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 47 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 14 miles south. The shortest is Woodstock at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 64 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Chicago (10.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.