When to paint a house exterior in Lorain, OH
When to paint in Lorain, OH
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 17 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
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 13Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 14Sep
- 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 | 21° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 41°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 51°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 62°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 15 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 13 | 9 | 15 | 58° / 82°F |
| July | 17 | 10 | 17 | 62° / 84°F |
| August | 17 | 14 | 18 | 60° / 82°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55° / 78°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 16 | 45° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Lorain compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Lorain's 75 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Amherst, Elyria, Vermilion, North Ridgeville are read from the same station as Lorain, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lorain | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amherst, OH | 4 mi southwest | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Elyria, OH | 6 mi southeast | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Vermilion, OH | 7 mi west | 75 | June to September | same station |
| North Ridgeville, OH | 9 mi southeast | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Avon, OH | 9 mi east | 76 | June to September | Cleveland-Hopkins Internation |
| Avon Lake, OH | 9 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | Cleveland-Hopkins Internation |
How Lorain ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Lorain (population 65,751, 9th largest) ranks 106th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 36 miles east. The shortest is Reading 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 Lorain County Rgnl Airport (6.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.