When to paint a house exterior in Kewanee, IL
When to paint in Kewanee, 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 July, 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 7May
- 13Jun
- 16Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 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 | 18° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 41°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 52°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 10 | 40° / 63°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 14 | 52° / 75°F |
| June | 13 | 9 | 14 | 62° / 84°F |
| July | 16 | 10 | 16 | 64° / 85°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 17 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 20 | 56° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Kewanee compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bettendorf (86 a year, 36 miles northwest). 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. Galesburg is read from the same station as Kewanee, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Kewanee | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galesburg, IL | 31 mi southwest | 71 | June to September | same station |
| East Moline, IL | 31 mi northwest | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
| Moline, IL | 34 mi northwest | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
| Bettendorf, IA | 36 mi northwest | 86 | June to September | Davenport Municipal Airpt |
| Peoria, IL | 37 mi southeast | 76 | July to September | Greater Peoria Regional Airport |
| Rock Island, IL | 38 mi northwest | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
How Kewanee ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Kewanee (population 12,146, 198th largest) ranks 198th for painting days, 6 days below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 123 miles east. The shortest is Woodstock at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Galesburg Municipal Airport (33.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.