When to paint a house exterior in Evergreen Park, IL
When to paint in Evergreen Park, IL
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 August, at about 18 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
- 3Apr
- 11May
- 14Jun
- 16Jul
- 18Aug
- 17Sep
- 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 | 22° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 23° / 39°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 50°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 13 | 42° / 62°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 16 | 54° / 73°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 14 | 64° / 84°F |
| July | 16 | 11 | 16 | 69° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 18 | 68° / 85°F |
| September | 17 | 14 | 18 | 62° / 80°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 18 | 49° / 66°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 37° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Evergreen Park compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Evergreen Park's 89 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Oak Lawn, Burbank, Alsip, Chicago Ridge, Blue Island, Worth are read from the same station as Evergreen Park, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Evergreen Park | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Lawn, IL | 3 mi west | 89 | June to September | same station |
| Burbank, IL | 4 mi northwest | 89 | June to September | same station |
| Alsip, IL | 4 mi southwest | 89 | June to September | same station |
| Chicago Ridge, IL | 4 mi west | 89 | June to September | same station |
| Blue Island, IL | 5 mi south | 89 | June to September | same station |
| Worth, IL | 5 mi southwest | 89 | June to September | same station |
How Evergreen Park ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Evergreen Park (population 19,301, 127th largest) ranks 22nd for painting days, 12 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 8 miles north. The shortest is Woodstock at 65. 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 Chicago Midway International Airport (5.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.