When to paint a house exterior in Crystal, MN
When to paint in Crystal, 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 17 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
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 13Sep
- 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 | 11° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 30°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 44°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 36° / 57°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 16 | 49° / 72°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 60° / 83°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 17 | 64° / 85°F |
| August | 17 | 10 | 17 | 62° / 82°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 19 | 56° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 41° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 32°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Crystal compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Crystal's 71 a year, so the season here is the regional season. New Hope, Robbinsdale, Brooklyn Center, Golden Valley, Brooklyn Park, Plymouth are read from the same station as Crystal, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Crystal | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope, MN | 1 mi west | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Robbinsdale, MN | 2 mi southeast | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Brooklyn Center, MN | 3 mi northeast | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Golden Valley, MN | 3 mi south | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Brooklyn Park, MN | 5 mi north | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Plymouth, MN | 5 mi west | 71 | June to September | same station |
How Crystal ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Crystal (population 22,082, 53rd largest) ranks 75th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 66 miles south. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Crystal Airport (1.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.