When to paint a house exterior in Evansville, IN
When to paint in Evansville, IN
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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
- 4Apr
- 11May
- 12Jun
- 9Jul
- 15Aug
- 13Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 45°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 51°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 61°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 14 | 45° / 71°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 16 | 56° / 80°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 64° / 88°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 15 | 66° / 88°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 15 | 60° / 86°F |
| October | 8 | 7 | 20 | 47° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 36° / 60°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Evansville compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Owensboro (89 a year, 28 miles southeast). 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 Evansville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson, KY | 11 mi south | 84 | May to September | Henderson City-County Airport |
| Owensboro, KY | 28 mi southeast | 89 | May to June | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport |
| Jasper, IN | 43 mi northeast | 84 | June to September | Huntingburg Airport |
| Madisonville, KY | 45 mi south | 84 | May to September | Henderson City-County Airport |
| Vincennes, IN | 48 mi north | 82 | August to September | Lrncvll-Vincnes International Airport |
| Washington, IN | 51 mi northeast | 82 | June to September | Daviess County Airport |
How Evansville ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Evansville (population 115,395, 3rd largest) ranks 48th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 260 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Evansville Regional Airport (4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.