When to paint a house exterior in Willowick, OH
When to paint in Willowick, 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 July, at about 20 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
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 14Jun
- 20Jul
- 19Aug
- 17Sep
- 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 | 22° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 40°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28° / 48°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 58°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 16 | 47° / 71°F |
| June | 14 | 11 | 19 | 56° / 78°F |
| July | 20 | 12 | 20 | 62° / 82°F |
| August | 19 | 13 | 19 | 61° / 81°F |
| September | 17 | 16 | 22 | 56° / 77°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 19 | 46° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Willowick compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Euclid (156 a year, 4 miles southwest). 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. Wickliffe, Eastlake, Willoughby, Mentor are read from the same station as Willowick, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Willowick | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickliffe, OH | 2 mi south | 84 | June to September | same station |
| Eastlake, OH | 3 mi northeast | 84 | June to September | same station |
| Willoughby, OH | 3 mi east | 84 | June to September | same station |
| Euclid, OH | 4 mi southwest | 156 | May to October | Cleveland |
| Richmond Heights, OH | 5 mi south | 156 | May to October | Cleveland |
| Mentor, OH | 8 mi northeast | 84 | June to September | same station |
How Willowick ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Willowick (population 14,159, 123rd largest) ranks 39th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 4 miles southwest. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal (5.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.