When to paint a house exterior in Medina, OH
When to paint in Medina, OH
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 16Jul
- 15Aug
- 11Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 19° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 42°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 52°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37° / 63°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 14 | 48° / 74°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 16 | 57° / 81°F |
| July | 16 | 10 | 16 | 61° / 85°F |
| August | 15 | 10 | 17 | 58° / 83°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 18 | 53° / 78°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 12 | 42° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Medina compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Norton (82 a year, 14 miles southeast). 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. Wadsworth is read from the same station as Medina, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Medina | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunswick, OH | 8 mi north | 76 | June to September | Cleveland-Hopkins Internation |
| Wadsworth, OH | 10 mi southeast | 65 | July to August | same station |
| Strongsville, OH | 12 mi north | 76 | June to September | Cleveland-Hopkins Internation |
| Norton, OH | 14 mi southeast | 82 | June to September | Akron Fulton International Airport |
| North Royalton, OH | 14 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | Cleveland-Hopkins Internation |
| Broadview Heights, OH | 16 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | Cleveland-Hopkins Internation |
How Medina ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Medina (population 25,757, 61st largest) ranks 152nd for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 36 miles northeast. The shortest is Reading at 59. 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 Wayne County Airport (18.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.