When to paint a house exterior in Alexandria, MN
When to paint in Alexandria, 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 18 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 14Jun
- 18Jul
- 18Aug
- 13Sep
- 2Oct
- 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 | 6° / 22°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 6° / 25°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 40°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 33° / 54°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 17 | 47° / 70°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 16 | 59° / 81°F |
| July | 18 | 14 | 18 | 62° / 83°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 19 | 60° / 80°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54° / 74°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 13 | 39° / 57°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26° / 41°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 14° / 28°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Alexandria compared
4 get fewer, down to 60 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. Fergus Falls is read from the same station as Alexandria, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Alexandria | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Falls, MN | 44 mi northwest | 72 | June to September | same station |
| Willmar, MN | 54 mi south | 72 | June to September | Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenze |
| Sartell, MN | 59 mi east | 61 | July to August | St Cloud Regional Airport |
| Sauk Rapids, MN | 62 mi east | 61 | July to August | St Cloud Regional Airport |
| St. Cloud, MN | 63 mi east | 61 | July to August | St Cloud Regional Airport |
| Brainerd, MN | 65 mi northeast | 60 | July to August | Brainerd Lakes Rgnl Airport |
How Alexandria ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Alexandria (population 14,914, 74th largest) ranks 54th for painting days, right at the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 162 miles southeast. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Chandler Field Airport (1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.