When to paint a house exterior in Jasper, IN
When to paint in Jasper, 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 August, at about 16 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
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 11May
- 15Jun
- 13Jul
- 16Aug
- 14Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 50°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 59°F |
| April | 5 | 2 | 13 | 44° / 69°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 17 | 55° / 79°F |
| June | 15 | 11 | 15 | 63° / 86°F |
| July | 13 | 8 | 13 | 67° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 12 | 16 | 64° / 86°F |
| September | 14 | 11 | 18 | 58° / 84°F |
| October | 7 | 4 | 18 | 47° / 73°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 59°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Jasper compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Owensboro (89 a year, 45 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 74 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 Jasper | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, IN | 22 mi northwest | 82 | June to September | Daviess County Airport |
| Vincennes, IN | 36 mi northwest | 82 | August to September | Lrncvll-Vincnes International Airport |
| Bedford, IN | 40 mi northeast | 74 | June to September | Monroe County Airport |
| Evansville, IN | 43 mi southwest | 75 | August to September | Evansville Regional Airport |
| Owensboro, KY | 45 mi south | 89 | May to June | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport |
| Henderson, KY | 52 mi southwest | 84 | May to September | Henderson City-County Airport |
How Jasper ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Jasper (population 16,967, 53rd largest) ranks 16th for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 229 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Huntingburg Airport (10 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.