When to paint a house exterior in Painesville, OH
When to paint in Painesville, 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 July, at about 24 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 13May
- 23Jun
- 24Jul
- 24Aug
- 22Sep
- 13Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 35°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 38°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32° / 45°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 17 | 41° / 55°F |
| May | 13 | 12 | 22 | 53° / 66°F |
| June | 23 | 20 | 24 | 63° / 75°F |
| July | 24 | 21 | 24 | 68° / 79°F |
| August | 24 | 20 | 24 | 67° / 78°F |
| September | 22 | 20 | 22 | 62° / 73°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 24 | 52° / 64°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 19 | 40° / 52°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 33° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 67 days a year here.
Towns near Painesville compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Euclid (156 a year, 16 miles southwest); 5 get fewer, down to 84 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 Painesville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentor, OH | 5 mi southwest | 84 | June to September | Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal |
| Willoughby, OH | 10 mi southwest | 84 | June to September | Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal |
| Eastlake, OH | 10 mi southwest | 84 | June to September | Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal |
| Willowick, OH | 12 mi southwest | 84 | June to September | Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal |
| Wickliffe, OH | 13 mi southwest | 84 | June to September | Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal |
| Euclid, OH | 16 mi southwest | 156 | May to October | Cleveland |
How Painesville ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Painesville (population 20,660, 82nd largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 50 days above the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 16 miles southwest. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 67 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fairport (3.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.