When to paint a house exterior in Albert Lea, MN
When to paint in Albert Lea, MN
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 24 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
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 19Jun
- 24Jul
- 22Aug
- 17Sep
- 5Oct
- 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 | 12° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 14° / 32°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 45°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 12 | 37° / 58°F |
| May | 9 | 9 | 21 | 49° / 71°F |
| June | 19 | 18 | 21 | 60° / 81°F |
| July | 24 | 22 | 24 | 62° / 82°F |
| August | 22 | 22 | 22 | 60° / 80°F |
| September | 17 | 17 | 25 | 55° / 77°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 17 | 41° / 61°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 29° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 34°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Albert Lea compared
4 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. Austin is read from the same station as Albert Lea, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Albert Lea | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin, MN | 19 mi east | 99 | June to September | same station |
| Owatonna, MN | 31 mi north | 100 | June to September | Dodge Center Airport |
| Mason City, IA | 36 mi south | 59 | July to August | Mason City Municipal Airport |
| Faribault, MN | 45 mi north | 73 | June to September | Stanton Airfield |
| Mankato, MN | 47 mi northwest | 81 | June to September | Mankato Municipal Airport |
| North Mankato, MN | 50 mi northwest | 81 | June to September | Mankato Municipal Airport |
How Albert Lea ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Albert Lea (population 18,159, 65th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 26 days above the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 31 miles north. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Austin Municipal Airport (21.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.