When to paint a house exterior in La Porte, IN
When to paint in La Porte, 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 17 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 13Jun
- 17Jul
- 16Aug
- 11Sep
- 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 | 21° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 41°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38° / 60°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 13 | 50° / 72°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 16 | 60° / 81°F |
| July | 17 | 10 | 17 | 63° / 82°F |
| August | 16 | 14 | 18 | 61° / 82°F |
| September | 11 | 8 | 17 | 56° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 11 | 45° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 27° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near La Porte compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Michigan City (134 a year, 10 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.
| Place | From La Porte | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan City, IN | 10 mi northwest | 134 | May to October | Michigan City |
| Chesterton, IN | 18 mi west | 81 | June to September | Porter County Municipal Airport |
| Valparaiso, IN | 20 mi southwest | 81 | June to September | Porter County Municipal Airport |
| South Bend, IN | 23 mi east | 72 | July to September | South Bend Regional Airport |
| Portage, IN | 24 mi west | 81 | June to September | Porter County Municipal Airport |
| Plymouth, IN | 27 mi southeast | 121 | May to September | Starke County Airport |
How La Porte ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, La Porte (population 22,444, 46th largest) ranks 76th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 10 miles northwest. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from La Porte Municipal Airport (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.