When to paint a house exterior in Terre Haute, IN
When to paint in Terre Haute, IN
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 16 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 10May
- 12Jun
- 12Jul
- 16Aug
- 11Sep
- 6Oct
- 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 | 22° / 41°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 47°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 57°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 10 | 41° / 68°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 16 | 53° / 78°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 13 | 61° / 87°F |
| July | 12 | 6 | 12 | 65° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62° / 87°F |
| September | 11 | 8 | 17 | 55° / 84°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 16 | 44° / 72°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 27° / 47°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Terre Haute compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Charleston (98 a year, 43 miles west). 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 Terre Haute | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston, IL | 43 mi west | 98 | May to September | Coles County Memo Airport |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 47 mi northeast | 69 | July to September | Purdue University Airport |
| Danville, IL | 49 mi north | 72 | June to August | Vermilion County Airport |
| Bloomington, IN | 50 mi southeast | 74 | June to September | Monroe County Airport |
| Martinsville, IN | 51 mi east | 74 | June to September | Monroe County Airport |
| Danville, IN | 51 mi northeast | 84 | June to September | Eagle Creek Airpark Airport |
How Terre Haute ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Terre Haute (population 58,531, 16th largest) ranks 63rd for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 157 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Ter Hute International-Hulman Fd Airport (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.