When to paint a house exterior in New Albany, IN
When to paint in New Albany, IN
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 12May
- 11Jun
- 7Jul
- 12Aug
- 13Sep
- 10Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 47°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 54°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 63°F |
| April | 5 | 3 | 14 | 47° / 73°F |
| May | 12 | 7 | 15 | 58° / 81°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 11 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 7 | 4 | 7 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 12 | 9 | 12 | 69° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 63° / 86°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 21 | 51° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 39° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near New Albany compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of New Albany's 76 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Shively is read from the same station as New Albany, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From New Albany | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, IN | 3 mi east | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
| Sellersburg, IN | 7 mi northeast | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
| Jeffersonville, IN | 7 mi east | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
| Shively, KY | 8 mi south | 76 | May | same station |
| St. Matthews, KY | 11 mi southeast | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
| Lyndon, KY | 13 mi east | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
How New Albany ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, New Albany (population 37,652, 26th largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 241 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Louisville International-Standiford Fi (10.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.