When to paint a house exterior in Muscatine, IA
When to paint in Muscatine, IA
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 July, at about 19 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 9May
- 14Jun
- 19Jul
- 18Aug
- 15Sep
- 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 | 17° / 32°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 20° / 38°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32° / 51°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 11 | 40° / 62°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 15 | 53° / 75°F |
| June | 14 | 9 | 14 | 63° / 84°F |
| July | 19 | 14 | 19 | 65° / 84°F |
| August | 18 | 16 | 19 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 20 | 57° / 79°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 15 | 44° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Muscatine compared
4 get fewer, down to 70 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. Davenport, Bettendorf are read from the same station as Muscatine, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Muscatine | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Island, IL | 25 mi east | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
| Davenport, IA | 26 mi east | 86 | June to September | same station |
| Iowa City, IA | 29 mi northwest | 78 | June to September | Iowa City Municipal Airport |
| Moline, IL | 30 mi east | 70 | July to September | Quad City International Airport |
| Bettendorf, IA | 32 mi east | 86 | June to September | same station |
| Coralville, IA | 33 mi northwest | 78 | June to September | Iowa City Municipal Airport |
How Muscatine ranks in IA
Of 41 IA places with 10,000 people or more, Muscatine (population 23,298, 25th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 14 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Council Bluffs, 118 days, 249 miles west. The shortest is Le Mars at 54. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Davenport Municipal Airpt (28.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.