When to paint a house exterior in New Castle, IN
When to paint in New Castle, IN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 14May
- 17Jun
- 20Jul
- 21Aug
- 17Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 36°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28° / 43°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 35° / 52°F |
| April | 5 | 3 | 14 | 43° / 62°F |
| May | 14 | 7 | 20 | 55° / 74°F |
| June | 17 | 12 | 19 | 63° / 82°F |
| July | 20 | 11 | 20 | 66° / 84°F |
| August | 21 | 13 | 22 | 64° / 82°F |
| September | 17 | 11 | 22 | 58° / 78°F |
| October | 8 | 5 | 18 | 47° / 67°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near New Castle compared
5 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. Anderson is read from the same station as New Castle, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From New Castle | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muncie, IN | 19 mi north | 78 | June to September | Delaware County-Johnson Fd Airport |
| Yorktown, IN | 20 mi north | 78 | June to September | Delaware County-Johnson Fd Airport |
| Anderson, IN | 21 mi northwest | 106 | May to September | same station |
| Connersville, IN | 22 mi southeast | 75 | July to September | Shelbyville Minucipal Airport |
| Greenfield, IN | 23 mi west | 75 | July to September | Shelbyville Minucipal Airport |
| Richmond, IN | 26 mi east | 69 | July to September | Hook Field Municipal Airport |
How New Castle ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, New Castle (population 17,382, 51st largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 31 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 146 miles northwest. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Anrsn Municipal Drngton Field Airport (18.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.