When to paint a house exterior in Pekin, IL
When to paint in Pekin, IL
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 18 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 9May
- 11Jun
- 13Jul
- 18Aug
- 15Sep
- 5Oct
- 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° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 43°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 56°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 16 | 53° / 78°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 12 | 62° / 87°F |
| July | 13 | 9 | 13 | 66° / 88°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 18 | 64° / 86°F |
| September | 15 | 15 | 18 | 58° / 83°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 16 | 45° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Pekin compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lincoln (83 a year, 32 miles southeast). 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. East Peoria, Morton, Peoria, Washington, Canton are read from the same station as Pekin, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Pekin | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Peoria, IL | 8 mi northeast | 76 | July to September | same station |
| Morton, IL | 9 mi east | 76 | July to September | same station |
| Peoria, IL | 13 mi north | 76 | July to September | same station |
| Washington, IL | 14 mi northeast | 76 | July to September | same station |
| Canton, IL | 22 mi west | 76 | July to September | same station |
| Lincoln, IL | 32 mi southeast | 83 | May to September | Logan County Airport |
How Pekin ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Pekin (population 31,266, 61st largest) ranks 144th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 134 miles northeast. 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 Greater Peoria Regional Airport (7.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.