When to paint a house exterior in Elkhorn, WI
When to paint in Elkhorn, WI
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 19 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 19Jul
- 14Aug
- 9Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 16° / 31°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 36°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 46°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 58°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 16 | 47° / 71°F |
| June | 12 | 12 | 17 | 56° / 81°F |
| July | 19 | 18 | 22 | 59° / 82°F |
| August | 14 | 13 | 17 | 58° / 81°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52° / 76°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 11 | 40° / 62°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 24° / 39°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Elkhorn compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Janesville (96 a year, 24 miles west); 2 get fewer, down to 55 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. Burlington is read from the same station as Elkhorn, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Elkhorn | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington, WI | 13 mi east | 65 | June to August | same station |
| Whitewater, WI | 15 mi northwest | 55 | July to August | Watertown Municipal Airport |
| Salem Lakes, WI | 23 mi southeast | 75 | June to September | Kenosha Regional Airport |
| Fort Atkinson, WI | 23 mi northwest | 55 | July to August | Watertown Municipal Airport |
| Janesville, WI | 24 mi west | 96 | June to September | Monroe Municipal Airport |
| Fox Lake, IL | 25 mi southeast | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
How Elkhorn ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Elkhorn (population 10,122, 97th largest) ranks 67th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 111 miles north. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Burlington Municipal Airport (11.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.