When to paint a house exterior in Shaker Heights, OH
When to paint in Shaker Heights, 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 30 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
- 16May
- 28Jun
- 30Jul
- 30Aug
- 28Sep
- 15Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 36°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 39°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32° / 46°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 20 | 41° / 55°F |
| May | 16 | 15 | 27 | 52° / 67°F |
| June | 28 | 27 | 28 | 63° / 75°F |
| July | 30 | 29 | 30 | 68° / 79°F |
| August | 30 | 29 | 30 | 67° / 78°F |
| September | 28 | 27 | 29 | 62° / 74°F |
| October | 15 | 13 | 29 | 52° / 65°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 20 | 40° / 52°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 10 | 32° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 83 days a year here.
Towns near Shaker Heights compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Shaker Heights's 156 a year, so the season here is the regional season. University Heights, Beachwood, Cleveland Heights, Warrensville Heights, South Euclid, Lyndhurst are read from the same station as Shaker Heights, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Shaker Heights | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Heights, OH | 1 mi northeast | 156 | May to October | same station |
| Beachwood, OH | 2 mi east | 156 | May to October | same station |
| Cleveland Heights, OH | 3 mi north | 156 | May to October | same station |
| Warrensville Heights, OH | 3 mi southeast | 156 | May to October | same station |
| South Euclid, OH | 4 mi north | 156 | May to October | same station |
| Lyndhurst, OH | 4 mi northeast | 156 | May to October | same station |
How Shaker Heights ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Shaker Heights (population 28,689, 52nd largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 80 days above the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 8 miles north. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 83 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cleveland (5.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.