When to paint a house exterior in Grove City, OH
When to paint in Grove City, OH
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 20 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
- under 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 11May
- 17Jun
- 20Jul
- 20Aug
- 16Sep
- 5Oct
- 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 | 25° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 54°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 12 | 41° / 64°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 18 | 52° / 74°F |
| June | 17 | 13 | 19 | 61° / 82°F |
| July | 20 | 14 | 20 | 64° / 84°F |
| August | 20 | 18 | 21 | 62° / 82°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 23 | 56° / 79°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 18 | 45° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 29° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Grove City compared
6 get fewer, down to 76 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 Grove City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, OH | 9 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | Port Columbus International A |
| Bexley, OH | 10 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | Port Columbus International A |
| Upper Arlington, OH | 11 mi north | 76 | June to September | Ohio State University Airport |
| Whitehall, OH | 12 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | Port Columbus International A |
| Hilliard, OH | 13 mi north | 76 | June to September | Ohio State University Airport |
| Canal Winchester, OH | 13 mi east | 76 | June to September | Port Columbus International A |
How Grove City ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Grove City (population 44,019, 28th largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, 17 days above the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 144 miles northeast. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bolton Field Airport (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.