When to paint a house exterior in Adrian, MI
When to paint in Adrian, MI
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past August 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
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 13Jun
- 18Jul
- 17Aug
- 12Sep
- 3Oct
- under 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 | 19° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 39°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 36° / 61°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 17 | 48° / 74°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 16 | 57° / 82°F |
| July | 18 | 12 | 18 | 61° / 85°F |
| August | 17 | 13 | 18 | 59° / 83°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 19 | 53° / 79°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 14 | 43° / 66°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 31° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Adrian compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Toledo (78 a year, 29 miles southeast); 3 get fewer, down to 53 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.
| Place | From Adrian | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvania, OH | 22 mi southeast | 68 | July to September | Toledo Express Airport |
| Toledo, OH | 29 mi southeast | 78 | June to September | Metcalf Field Airport |
| Maumee, OH | 30 mi southeast | 68 | July to September | Toledo Express Airport |
| Jackson, MI | 30 mi northwest | 65 | July to August | Jakson County-Rynolds Field Airport |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 31 mi northeast | 53 | July to August | Ann Arbor Municipal Airport |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 32 mi northeast | 61 | July to September | Willow Run Airport |
How Adrian ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Adrian (population 20,259, 53rd largest) ranks 45th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 221 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. 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 Adrian Lenawee County Airport (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.