When to paint a house exterior in Sycamore, IL
When to paint in Sycamore, IL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 17Jul
- 16Aug
- 12Sep
- 4Oct
- under 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 | 18° / 31°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 38°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 48°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 60°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 14 | 50° / 72°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 60° / 81°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 17 | 63° / 82°F |
| August | 16 | 12 | 17 | 61° / 81°F |
| September | 12 | 8 | 17 | 56° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 43° / 64°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Sycamore compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Campton Hills (80 a year, 14 miles east). 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. DeKalb is read from the same station as Sycamore, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sycamore | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeKalb, IL | 6 mi southwest | 68 | June to August | same station |
| Campton Hills, IL | 14 mi east | 80 | June to September | Dupage Airport |
| Pingree Grove, IL | 14 mi northeast | 80 | June to September | Dupage Airport |
| Huntley, IL | 17 mi northeast | 80 | June to September | Dupage Airport |
| Elgin, IL | 18 mi east | 80 | June to September | Dupage Airport |
| South Elgin, IL | 19 mi east | 80 | June to September | Dupage Airport |
How Sycamore ranks in IL
Of 225 IL places with 10,000 people or more, Sycamore (population 18,968, 129th largest) ranks 220th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Chicago, 131 days, 52 miles east. 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 De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.