When to paint a house exterior in Oregon, OH
When to paint in Oregon, OH
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is May to October, with 6 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 28 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to October, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 19May
- 26Jun
- 28Jul
- 28Aug
- 26Sep
- 12Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 25° / 38°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 11 | 33° / 47°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 22 | 42° / 57°F |
| May | 19 | 19 | 28 | 54° / 69°F |
| June | 26 | 26 | 27 | 64° / 79°F |
| July | 28 | 28 | 28 | 68° / 83°F |
| August | 28 | 27 | 28 | 67° / 81°F |
| September | 26 | 25 | 27 | 62° / 75°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 27 | 50° / 64°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 17 | 38° / 51°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 31° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 80 days a year here.
Towns near Oregon compared
6 get fewer, down to 65 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 Oregon | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo, OH | 7 mi west | 78 | June to September | Metcalf Field Airport |
| Maumee, OH | 13 mi southwest | 68 | July to September | Toledo Express Airport |
| Perrysburg, OH | 13 mi southwest | 78 | June to September | Metcalf Field Airport |
| Sylvania, OH | 15 mi west | 68 | July to September | Toledo Express Airport |
| Monroe, MI | 18 mi north | 65 | July to August | Custer Airport |
| Bowling Green, OH | 22 mi southwest | 78 | June to September | Metcalf Field Airport |
How Oregon ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Oregon (population 19,726, 90th largest) ranks 19th for painting days, 72 days above the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 99 miles east. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 80 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Toledo (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.