When to paint a house exterior in Oak Forest, IL
When to paint in Oak Forest, IL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 19Jul
- 18Aug
- 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 | 1 | 20° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 41°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 49°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 61°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 13 | 50° / 71°F |
| June | 12 | 10 | 15 | 60° / 82°F |
| July | 19 | 13 | 19 | 64° / 84°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 19 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 19 | 57° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 13 | 45° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 52°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 27° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Oak Forest compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Midlothian (89 a year, 2 miles northeast). 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. Markham, Country Club Hills, Tinley Park, Hazel Crest are read from the same station as Oak Forest, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Oak Forest | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian, IL | 2 mi northeast | 89 | June to September | Chicago Midway International Airport |
| Crestwood, IL | 3 mi north | 89 | June to September | Chicago Midway International Airport |
| Markham, IL | 3 mi east | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Country Club Hills, IL | 3 mi southeast | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Tinley Park, IL | 4 mi southwest | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Hazel Crest, IL | 4 mi southeast | 76 | June to September | same station |
How Oak Forest ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Oak Forest (population 26,813, 81st largest) ranks 152nd for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 16 miles north. The shortest is Woodstock at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lansing Municipal Airport (12.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.