When to paint a house exterior in Niles, MI
When to paint in Niles, MI
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 July, at about 17 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
- 2Apr
- 7May
- 10Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 15Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 19° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 51°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 62°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 14 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 14 | 58° / 83°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 18 | 62° / 85°F |
| August | 17 | 14 | 18 | 61° / 84°F |
| September | 15 | 12 | 19 | 55° / 80°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 44° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 32° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Niles compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Michigan City (134 a year, 33 miles west). 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. South Bend, Mishawaka are read from the same station as Niles, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Niles | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend, IN | 11 mi south | 72 | July to September | same station |
| Mishawaka, IN | 12 mi south | 72 | July to September | same station |
| Elkhart, IN | 18 mi southeast | 72 | July to August | Goshen Municipal Airport |
| Goshen, IN | 28 mi southeast | 72 | July to August | Goshen Municipal Airport |
| La Porte, IN | 29 mi southwest | 69 | June to August | La Porte Municipal Airport |
| Michigan City, IN | 33 mi west | 134 | May to October | Michigan City |
How Niles ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Niles (population 11,738, 80th largest) ranks 43rd for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 264 miles northeast. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. 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 South Bend Regional Airport (9.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.