When to paint a house exterior in Allen Park, MI
When to paint in Allen Park, MI
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 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
- 8May
- 13Jun
- 15Jul
- 18Aug
- 15Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 20° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 51°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 38° / 62°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 16 | 50° / 74°F |
| June | 13 | 9 | 15 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 15 | 64° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 13 | 18 | 63° / 85°F |
| September | 15 | 15 | 19 | 57° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 16 | 45° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 33° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Allen Park compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Wyandotte (82 a year, 4 miles southeast). 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. Lincoln Park, Melvindale, Dearborn, Taylor, Southgate are read from the same station as Allen Park, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Allen Park | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park, MI | 2 mi southeast | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Melvindale, MI | 2 mi northeast | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Dearborn, MI | 4 mi north | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Taylor, MI | 4 mi southwest | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Southgate, MI | 4 mi south | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Wyandotte, MI | 4 mi southeast | 82 | June to September | Grosse Ile Municipal Airport |
How Allen Park ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Allen Park (population 27,604, 41st largest) ranks 36th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 195 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (6.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.