When to paint a house exterior in Wilmington, OH
When to paint in Wilmington, 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 Wilmington compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lebanon (78 a year, 21 miles west). 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. Washington Court House is read from the same station as Wilmington, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Wilmington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenia, OH | 19 mi north | 70 | July to September | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airport |
| Lebanon, OH | 21 mi west | 78 | June to September | Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport |
| Washington Court House, OH | 22 mi east | 73 | June to September | same station |
| Centerville, OH | 23 mi northwest | 78 | June to September | Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport |
| Springboro, OH | 24 mi northwest | 78 | June to September | Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport |
| Beavercreek, OH | 25 mi northwest | 70 | July to September | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Airport |
How Wilmington ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Wilmington (population 12,639, 149th largest) ranks 127th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 192 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 (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.