When to paint a house exterior in Michigan City, IN
When to paint in Michigan City, IN
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is May to October, with 6 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 25 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to October, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 15May
- 23Jun
- 25Jul
- 25Aug
- 25Sep
- 14Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 33°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 37°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 33° / 46°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 20 | 42° / 57°F |
| May | 15 | 15 | 24 | 52° / 66°F |
| June | 23 | 23 | 23 | 63° / 76°F |
| July | 25 | 25 | 25 | 68° / 79°F |
| August | 25 | 24 | 25 | 67° / 78°F |
| September | 25 | 24 | 26 | 62° / 75°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 26 | 52° / 64°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 16 | 39° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 31° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 70 days a year here.
Towns near Michigan City compared
6 get fewer, down to 69 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 Michigan City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte, IN | 10 mi southeast | 69 | June to August | La Porte Municipal Airport |
| Chesterton, IN | 12 mi southwest | 81 | June to September | Porter County Municipal Airport |
| Portage, IN | 18 mi southwest | 81 | June to September | Porter County Municipal Airport |
| Valparaiso, IN | 18 mi southwest | 81 | June to September | Porter County Municipal Airport |
| Lake Station, IN | 22 mi southwest | 76 | June to September | Lansing Municipal Airport |
| Hobart, IN | 25 mi southwest | 76 | June to September | Lansing Municipal Airport |
How Michigan City ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Michigan City (population 31,466, 34th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 59 days above the state median of 75. No place in IN has a longer season. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 70 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Michigan City (3.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.