When to paint a house exterior in Newton, IA
When to paint in Newton, IA
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 June, at about 22 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
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 15May
- 22Jun
- 19Jul
- 19Aug
- 18Sep
- 7Oct
- 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° / 31°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 18° / 37°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31° / 51°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 17 | 41° / 63°F |
| May | 15 | 14 | 23 | 53° / 74°F |
| June | 22 | 20 | 22 | 63° / 84°F |
| July | 19 | 16 | 19 | 65° / 84°F |
| August | 19 | 17 | 19 | 63° / 82°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 22 | 57° / 79°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 19 | 44° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Newton compared
6 get fewer, down to 68 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.
| Place | From Newton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pella, IA | 21 mi south | 68 | June to September | Pella Municipal Airport |
| Altoona, IA | 23 mi west | 72 | June to September | Des Moines International Airport |
| Marshalltown, IA | 24 mi north | 70 | June to September | Marshalltown Municipal Airport |
| Pleasant Hill, IA | 25 mi west | 72 | June to September | Des Moines International Airport |
| Ankeny, IA | 29 mi west | 72 | June to September | Des Moines International Airport |
| Des Moines, IA | 31 mi west | 72 | June to September | Des Moines International Airport |
How Newton ranks in IA
Of 41 IA places with 10,000 people or more, Newton (population 15,709, 31st largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 32 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Council Bluffs, 118 days, 149 miles west. The shortest is Le Mars at 54. 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 Newton Municipal Airport (1.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.