When to paint a house exterior in Mokena, IL
When to paint in Mokena, IL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 12Jun
- 15Jul
- 17Aug
- 14Sep
- 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° / 33°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 40°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 50°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 10 | 40° / 61°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 15 | 51° / 73°F |
| June | 12 | 10 | 13 | 61° / 83°F |
| July | 15 | 9 | 15 | 65° / 84°F |
| August | 17 | 15 | 17 | 63° / 83°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 17 | 58° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 46° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 40 days a year here.
Towns near Mokena compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Mokena's 74 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Frankfort, New Lenox, Orland Park, Homer Glen are read from the same station as Mokena, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mokena | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort, IL | 2 mi south | 74 | July to September | same station |
| Tinley Park, IL | 5 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | Lansing Municipal Airport |
| New Lenox, IL | 5 mi west | 74 | July to September | same station |
| Orland Park, IL | 5 mi north | 74 | July to September | same station |
| Homer Glen, IL | 6 mi northwest | 74 | July to September | same station |
| Matteson, IL | 7 mi east | 76 | June to September | Lansing Municipal Airport |
How Mokena ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Mokena (population 19,915, 123rd largest) ranks 185th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 23 miles northeast. The shortest is Woodstock at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 40 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lewis University Airport (11.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.