When to paint a house exterior in Springfield, OH
When to paint in Springfield, OH
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
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- under 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 7May
- 10Jun
- 12Jul
- 13Aug
- 11Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 21° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 54°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 9 | 39° / 66°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 15 | 51° / 76°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 12 | 59° / 84°F |
| July | 12 | 5 | 13 | 63° / 85°F |
| August | 13 | 7 | 14 | 60° / 83°F |
| September | 11 | 8 | 17 | 55° / 81°F |
| October | 4 | 2 | 15 | 44° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 27° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Springfield compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Urbana (110 a year, 13 miles north). 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 Springfield | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbana, OH | 13 mi north | 110 | May to September | Bellefontaine Regional Airport |
| Fairborn, OH | 14 mi southwest | 70 | July to September | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airport |
| Huber Heights, OH | 18 mi west | 70 | July to September | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airport |
| Xenia, OH | 19 mi southwest | 70 | July to September | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airport |
| London, OH | 19 mi east | 93 | June to September | Bolton Field Airport |
| Beavercreek, OH | 20 mi southwest | 70 | July to September | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airport |
How Springfield ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Springfield (population 58,138, 12th largest) ranks 167th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 165 miles northeast. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Springfield-Beckley Municipal (6.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.