When to paint a house exterior in Macomb, IL
When to paint in Macomb, IL
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 15 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
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 12Jun
- 15Jul
- 14Aug
- 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 | 1 | 19° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 53°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 65°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 15 | 53° / 76°F |
| June | 12 | 7 | 13 | 63° / 85°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 15 | 64° / 85°F |
| August | 14 | 10 | 15 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 18 | 56° / 81°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Macomb compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Quincy (91 a year, 52 miles southwest). 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 Macomb | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington, IA | 33 mi northwest | 87 | June to September | Se Iowa Regional Airport |
| Canton, IL | 35 mi east | 76 | July to September | Greater Peoria Regional Airport |
| Galesburg, IL | 37 mi northeast | 71 | June to September | Galesburg Municipal Airport |
| Quincy, IL | 52 mi southwest | 91 | June to September | Quincy Rgnl-Bldwn Field Airport |
| Pekin, IL | 56 mi east | 76 | July to September | Greater Peoria Regional Airport |
| Jacksonville, IL | 56 mi southeast | 77 | June to September | Jacksonville Municipal Airport |
How Macomb ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Macomb (population 14,765, 165th largest) ranks 218th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 182 miles northeast. 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 Macomb Municipal Airport (3.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.