When to paint a house exterior in Niles, OH
When to paint in Niles, OH
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 16 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
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 9Jun
- 15Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 3Oct
- 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° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 43°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 52°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 7 | 38° / 64°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 13 | 48° / 75°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 14 | 56° / 81°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 16 | 61° / 85°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 18 | 59° / 84°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54° / 79°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 12 | 44° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Niles compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Niles's 66 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Warren, Youngstown, Sharon, Hermitage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren, OH | 5 mi northwest | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Youngstown, OH | 8 mi southeast | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Sharon, PA | 14 mi east | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Hermitage, PA | 16 mi east | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Salem, OH | 20 mi south | 68 | July to August | New Castle Municipal Airport |
| New Castle, PA | 25 mi southeast | 68 | July to August | New Castle Municipal Airport |
How Niles ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Niles (population 18,238, 98th largest) ranks 150th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 49 miles northwest. The shortest is Reading at 59. 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 Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (6.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.