When to paint a house exterior in Upper Arlington, OH
When to paint in Upper Arlington, OH
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past September 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
- 3Apr
- 9May
- 12Jun
- 13Jul
- 16Aug
- 15Sep
- 6Oct
- 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° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 46°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 56°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 66°F |
| May | 9 | 8 | 15 | 52° / 77°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 60° / 84°F |
| July | 13 | 7 | 13 | 64° / 87°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 16 | 63° / 86°F |
| September | 15 | 11 | 19 | 57° / 82°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 18 | 46° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 47°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Upper Arlington compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Upper Arlington's 76 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Hilliard, Worthington, Dublin, Powell are read from the same station as Upper Arlington, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Upper Arlington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilliard, OH | 5 mi west | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Columbus, OH | 5 mi southeast | 76 | June to September | Port Columbus International A |
| Worthington, OH | 5 mi northeast | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Dublin, OH | 7 mi northwest | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Bexley, OH | 8 mi southeast | 76 | June to September | Port Columbus International A |
| Powell, OH | 10 mi north | 76 | June to September | same station |
How Upper Arlington ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Upper Arlington (population 36,140, 37th largest) ranks 71st for painting days, right at the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 135 miles northeast. The shortest is Reading 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 Ohio State University Airport (3.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.