When to paint a house exterior in Gurnee, IL
When to paint in Gurnee, 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
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 13Jun
- 17Jul
- 18Aug
- 14Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 32°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 19° / 36°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29° / 46°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 57°F |
| May | 7 | 7 | 15 | 48° / 68°F |
| June | 13 | 11 | 16 | 58° / 79°F |
| July | 17 | 10 | 17 | 64° / 82°F |
| August | 18 | 18 | 18 | 63° / 81°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 17 | 58° / 76°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 15 | 45° / 63°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Gurnee compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Gurnee's 77 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Waukegan, Grayslake, North Chicago, Lindenhurst, Beach Park, Libertyville are read from the same station as Gurnee, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Gurnee | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waukegan, IL | 3 mi east | 77 | June to September | same station |
| Grayslake, IL | 5 mi west | 77 | June to September | same station |
| North Chicago, IL | 5 mi southeast | 77 | June to September | same station |
| Lindenhurst, IL | 6 mi northwest | 77 | June to September | same station |
| Beach Park, IL | 6 mi northeast | 77 | June to September | same station |
| Libertyville, IL | 6 mi south | 77 | June to September | same station |
How Gurnee ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Gurnee (population 30,546, 64th largest) ranks 133rd for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 39 miles south. The shortest is Woodstock at 65. 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 Waukegan Regional Airport (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.