When to paint a house exterior in Kokomo, IN
When to paint in Kokomo, IN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 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 August, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past August 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
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 13Jun
- 18Jul
- 17Aug
- 11Sep
- 5Oct
- 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 | 20° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 42°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 53°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 9 | 39° / 64°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 16 | 52° / 76°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 14 | 61° / 85°F |
| July | 18 | 13 | 18 | 63° / 85°F |
| August | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60° / 84°F |
| September | 11 | 8 | 18 | 55° / 81°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 16 | 44° / 69°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Kokomo compared
5 get 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.
| Place | From Kokomo | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru, IN | 20 mi north | 65 | July to August | Grissom Air Force Base Airport |
| Logansport, IN | 23 mi northwest | 65 | July to August | Grissom Air Force Base Airport |
| Frankfort, IN | 25 mi southwest | 59 | July to August | Indianapolis Executive Airport |
| Marion, IN | 25 mi east | 77 | June to August | Marion Municipal Airport |
| Wabash, IN | 28 mi northeast | 65 | July to August | Grissom Air Force Base Airport |
| Westfield, IN | 30 mi south | 59 | July to August | Indianapolis Executive Airport |
How Kokomo ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Kokomo (population 60,093, 15th largest) ranks 49th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 94 miles northwest. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kokomo Municipal Airport (5.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.