When to paint a house exterior in Kendallville, IN
When to paint in Kendallville, 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 July, 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 8May
- 14Jun
- 18Jul
- 16Aug
- 14Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 24° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 41°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31° / 50°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 59°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 15 | 50° / 71°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 17 | 60° / 81°F |
| July | 18 | 11 | 18 | 63° / 83°F |
| August | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62° / 81°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 13 | 46° / 64°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 29° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Kendallville compared
5 get fewer, down to 70 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. Sturgis is read from the same station as Kendallville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Kendallville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, IN | 12 mi southeast | 70 | July to September | Fort Wayne International Airport |
| Huntertown, IN | 16 mi south | 70 | July to September | Fort Wayne International Airport |
| Columbia City, IN | 22 mi southwest | 70 | July to September | Fort Wayne International Airport |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 25 mi south | 70 | July to September | Fort Wayne International Airport |
| Sturgis, MI | 26 mi north | 76 | June to September | same station |
| New Haven, IN | 29 mi southeast | 70 | July to September | Fort Wayne International Airport |
How Kendallville ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Kendallville (population 10,326, 83rd largest) ranks 25th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 85 miles west. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kirsch Municipal Airport (27.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.