When to paint a house exterior in Washington Court House, OH
When to paint in Washington Court House, 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
- under 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 9May
- 13Jun
- 13Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 41°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 46°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 56°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 10 | 41° / 66°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 14 | 52° / 76°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 15 | 60° / 84°F |
| July | 13 | 6 | 13 | 64° / 87°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 16 | 61° / 84°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 18 | 56° / 81°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 16 | 45° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 33° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 47°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Washington Court House compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in London (93 a year, 25 miles north); 2 get fewer, down to 64 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. Wilmington is read from the same station as Washington Court House, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Washington Court House | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington, OH | 22 mi west | 73 | June to September | same station |
| London, OH | 25 mi north | 93 | June to September | Bolton Field Airport |
| Circleville, OH | 27 mi east | 64 | July to August | Fairfield County Airport |
| Chillicothe, OH | 27 mi southeast | 64 | July to August | Fairfield County Airport |
| Xenia, OH | 29 mi west | 70 | July to September | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airport |
| Grove City, OH | 30 mi northeast | 93 | June to September | Bolton Field Airport |
How Washington Court House ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Washington Court House (population 14,446, 121st largest) ranks 126th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 174 miles northeast. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Airborne Airpark Airport (20 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.