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When to paint a house exterior in Solon, OH

When to paint in Solon, 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.

  1. under 1Jan
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 3Apr
  5. 16May
  6. 28Jun
  7. 30Jul
  8. 30Aug
  9. 28Sep
  10. 15Oct
  11. 4Nov
  12. 1Dec

Month by month

MonthPainting daysStaining daysWith low-temp paintAvg low / high
Januaryunder 1under 1325° / 36°F
February1under 1426° / 39°F
March11932° / 46°F
April332041° / 55°F
May16152752° / 67°F
June28272863° / 75°F
July30293068° / 79°F
August30293067° / 78°F
September28272962° / 74°F
October15132952° / 65°F
November442040° / 52°F
December111032° / 42°F

Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 83 days a year here.

Towns near Solon compared

2 get fewer, down to 124 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. Bedford Heights, Bedford, Warrensville Heights, Maple Heights are read from the same station as Solon, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.

PlaceFrom SolonPainting days a yearWindowStation
Bedford Heights, OH3 mi west156May to Octobersame station
Twinsburg, OH4 mi south124May to SeptemberPortage County Airport
Bedford, OH5 mi west156May to Octobersame station
Warrensville Heights, OH5 mi northwest156May to Octobersame station
Macedonia, OH6 mi southwest124May to SeptemberPortage County Airport
Maple Heights, OH7 mi west156May to Octobersame station

How Solon ranks in OH

Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Solon (population 23,875, 71st largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 80 days above the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 15 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 (14 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.