When to paint a house exterior in West Lafayette, IN
When to paint in West Lafayette, IN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 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 September, call for quotes in May 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 8May
- 10Jun
- 15Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 21° / 43°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 55°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 11 | 39° / 65°F |
| May | 8 | 6 | 15 | 51° / 77°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 13 | 60° / 86°F |
| July | 15 | 9 | 15 | 63° / 86°F |
| August | 16 | 12 | 16 | 61° / 85°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56° / 82°F |
| October | 5 | 3 | 15 | 44° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near West Lafayette compared
3 get fewer, down to 59 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. Lafayette, Crawfordsville are read from the same station as West Lafayette, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From West Lafayette | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, IN | 4 mi southeast | 69 | July to September | same station |
| Frankfort, IN | 23 mi southeast | 59 | July to August | Indianapolis Executive Airport |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 28 mi south | 69 | July to September | same station |
| Logansport, IN | 37 mi northeast | 65 | July to August | Grissom Air Force Base Airport |
| Lebanon, IN | 37 mi southeast | 59 | July to August | Indianapolis Executive Airport |
| Danville, IL | 42 mi southwest | 72 | June to August | Vermilion County Airport |
How West Lafayette ranks in IN
Of 88 IN places with 10,000 people or more, West Lafayette (population 46,338, 23rd largest) ranks 73rd for painting days, 6 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Michigan City, 134 days, 87 miles north. The shortest is McCordsville at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Purdue University Airport (2.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.