When to paint a house exterior in Vincennes, IN
When to paint in Vincennes, IN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 6Apr
- 12May
- 13Jun
- 11Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 9Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 41°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27° / 47°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 9 | 37° / 58°F |
| April | 6 | 4 | 15 | 46° / 68°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 16 | 57° / 79°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 13 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 11 | 6 | 11 | 69° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 13 | 16 | 66° / 86°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 16 | 60° / 84°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 19 | 49° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 9 | 37° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Vincennes compared
3 get fewer, down to 70 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.
| Place | From Vincennes | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington, IN | 19 mi east | 82 | June to September | Daviess County Airport |
| Jasper, IN | 36 mi southeast | 84 | June to September | Huntingburg Airport |
| Evansville, IN | 48 mi south | 75 | August to September | Evansville Regional Airport |
| Terre Haute, IN | 55 mi north | 70 | July to August | Ter Hute International-Hulman Fd Airport |
| Bedford, IN | 56 mi east | 74 | June to September | Monroe County Airport |
| Henderson, KY | 58 mi south | 84 | May to September | Henderson City-County Airport |
How Vincennes ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, Vincennes (population 16,506, 55th largest) ranks 17th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 212 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lrncvll-Vincnes International Airport (8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.