When to paint a house exterior in Plymouth, IN
When to paint in Plymouth, IN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 26 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 16May
- 22Jun
- 26Jul
- 23Aug
- 18Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 39°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 32° / 50°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 16 | 39° / 60°F |
| May | 16 | 16 | 26 | 51° / 72°F |
| June | 22 | 22 | 25 | 60° / 82°F |
| July | 26 | 25 | 27 | 62° / 82°F |
| August | 23 | 22 | 26 | 60° / 81°F |
| September | 18 | 17 | 26 | 54° / 77°F |
| October | 8 | 7 | 21 | 44° / 65°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 34° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 67 days a year here.
Towns near Plymouth compared
6 get fewer, down to 69 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 Plymouth | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bend, IN | 23 mi north | 72 | July to September | South Bend Regional Airport |
| Mishawaka, IN | 24 mi north | 72 | July to September | South Bend Regional Airport |
| Warsaw, IN | 25 mi east | 72 | July to August | Goshen Municipal Airport |
| La Porte, IN | 27 mi northwest | 69 | June to August | La Porte Municipal Airport |
| Goshen, IN | 30 mi northeast | 72 | July to August | Goshen Municipal Airport |
| Elkhart, IN | 30 mi northeast | 72 | July to August | Goshen Municipal Airport |
How Plymouth ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Plymouth (population 11,042, 80th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 46 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 38 miles northwest. The shortest is McCordsville 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 Starke County Airport (18.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.