When to paint a house exterior in Appleton, WI
When to paint in Appleton, WI
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 28 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
- 10May
- 21Jun
- 28Jul
- 26Aug
- 19Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 15° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 15° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 42°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 11 | 35° / 54°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 22 | 47° / 69°F |
| June | 21 | 18 | 24 | 57° / 78°F |
| July | 28 | 24 | 28 | 61° / 81°F |
| August | 26 | 25 | 26 | 61° / 79°F |
| September | 19 | 19 | 24 | 55° / 74°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 18 | 42° / 59°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 34°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Appleton compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Appleton's 111 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Little Chute, Menasha, Fox Crossing, Kaukauna, Harrison, Greenville are read from the same station as Appleton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Appleton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Chute, WI | 3 mi east | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Menasha, WI | 5 mi southwest | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Fox Crossing, WI | 6 mi southwest | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Kaukauna, WI | 6 mi east | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Harrison, WI | 8 mi southeast | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Greenville, WI | 8 mi west | 111 | June to September | same station |
How Appleton ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Appleton (population 75,344, 6th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 41 days above the state median of 69. No place in WI has a longer season. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Outagamie County Rgnl Airport (6.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.