When to paint a house exterior in Youngstown, OH
When to paint in Youngstown, OH
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
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 9Jun
- 15Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 3Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 43°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 52°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 7 | 38° / 64°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 13 | 48° / 75°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 14 | 56° / 81°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 16 | 61° / 85°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 18 | 59° / 84°F |
| September | 13 | 10 | 19 | 54° / 79°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 12 | 44° / 67°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Youngstown compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Youngstown's 66 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Niles, Sharon, Warren, Hermitage are read from the same station as Youngstown, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Youngstown | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niles, OH | 8 mi northwest | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Sharon, PA | 12 mi northeast | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Warren, OH | 13 mi northwest | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Hermitage, PA | 14 mi northeast | 66 | July to September | same station |
| Salem, OH | 17 mi southwest | 68 | July to August | New Castle Municipal Airport |
| New Castle, PA | 17 mi southeast | 68 | July to August | New Castle Municipal Airport |
How Youngstown ranks in OH
Of 176 OH places with 10,000 people or more, Youngstown (population 59,123, 11th largest) ranks 148th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 76. The longest season in the state is Euclid, 156 days, 57 miles northwest. The shortest is Reading at 59. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport (10.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.