When to paint a house exterior in Indianapolis, IN
When to paint in Indianapolis, IN
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 September, at about 17 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
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 10May
- 15Jun
- 15Jul
- 17Aug
- 17Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 40°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 46°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 57°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 67°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 16 | 53° / 77°F |
| June | 15 | 11 | 15 | 62° / 85°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 15 | 66° / 87°F |
| August | 17 | 13 | 17 | 65° / 86°F |
| September | 17 | 14 | 20 | 59° / 83°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 18 | 46° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Indianapolis compared
1 gets fewer, down to 59 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. Beech Grove, Greenwood, Avon are read from the same station as Indianapolis, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Indianapolis | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Grove, IN | 5 mi southeast | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Speedway, IN | 6 mi west | 84 | June to September | Eagle Creek Airpark Airport |
| Lawrence, IN | 10 mi northeast | 84 | June to September | Eagle Creek Airpark Airport |
| Greenwood, IN | 12 mi south | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Carmel, IN | 13 mi north | 59 | July to August | Indianapolis Executive Airport |
| Avon, IN | 13 mi west | 85 | June to September | same station |
How Indianapolis ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Indianapolis (population 891,484, 1st largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 139 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Indianapolis International Airport (8.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.