When to paint a house exterior in Dickinson, ND
When to paint in Dickinson, ND
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to August, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 9 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jun, Jul, Aug.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 8° / 30°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 6° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 45°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 57°F |
| May | 2 | 2 | 12 | 38° / 70°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 16 | 49° / 81°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 13 | 55° / 87°F |
| August | 8 | 8 | 14 | 52° / 87°F |
| September | 3 | 3 | 18 | 45° / 78°F |
| October | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 32° / 60°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 10° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Dickinson compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Minot (56 a year, 117 miles northeast). 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.
| Place | From Dickinson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandan, ND | 90 mi east | 40 | June to August | Bismarck Municipal Airport |
| Bismarck, ND | 96 mi east | 40 | June to August | Bismarck Municipal Airport |
| Williston, ND | 98 mi northwest | 34 | June to August | Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport |
| Minot, ND | 117 mi northeast | 56 | June to August | Minot International Airport |
| Spearfish, SD | 173 mi south | 37 | June to September | Ellsworth Air Force Base |
| Box Elder, SD | 193 mi south | 37 | June to September | Ellsworth Air Force Base |
How Dickinson ranks in ND
Of 9 ND places with 10,000 people or more, Dickinson (population 25,695, 7th largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 56. The longest season in the state is Jamestown, 60 days, 194 miles east. No place in ND has a shorter one. 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 Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt (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+.