When to paint a house exterior in New Haven, IN
When to paint in New Haven, IN
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 18 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 8May
- 12Jun
- 16Jul
- 18Aug
- 13Sep
- 4Oct
- under 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 | 20° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 53°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 38° / 64°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 15 | 50° / 76°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 59° / 85°F |
| July | 16 | 10 | 16 | 63° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 13 | 19 | 60° / 84°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 18 | 55° / 81°F |
| October | 4 | 2 | 14 | 43° / 69°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near New Haven compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of New Haven's 70 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Fort Wayne, Huntertown, Decatur, Auburn, Bluffton, Columbia City are read from the same station as New Haven, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From New Haven | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Wayne, IN | 7 mi west | 70 | July to September | same station |
| Huntertown, IN | 13 mi northwest | 70 | July to September | same station |
| Decatur, IN | 17 mi south | 70 | July to September | same station |
| Auburn, IN | 21 mi north | 70 | July to September | same station |
| Bluffton, IN | 24 mi south | 70 | July to September | same station |
| Columbia City, IN | 25 mi west | 70 | July to September | same station |
How New Haven ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, New Haven (population 16,200, 59th largest) ranks 66th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 106 miles northwest. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Wayne International 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+.