When to paint a house exterior in Fairmont, MN
When to paint in Fairmont, 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 19 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
- 6May
- 14Jun
- 19Jul
- 16Aug
- 13Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 11° / 27°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° / 58°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 14 | 49° / 72°F |
| June | 14 | 9 | 15 | 61° / 82°F |
| July | 19 | 14 | 19 | 62° / 83°F |
| August | 16 | 11 | 17 | 60° / 80°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 19 | 55° / 77°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 15 | 40° / 61°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 17° / 32°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Fairmont compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Albert Lea (99 a year, 55 miles east); 1 gets fewer, down to 65 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.
| Place | From Fairmont | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Mankato, MN | 43 mi northeast | 81 | June to September | Mankato Municipal Airport |
| Mankato, MN | 44 mi northeast | 81 | June to September | Mankato Municipal Airport |
| New Ulm, MN | 46 mi north | 81 | June to September | Mankato Municipal Airport |
| Spencer, IA | 49 mi southwest | 65 | July to August | Spencer Municipal Airport |
| St. Peter, MN | 53 mi northeast | 81 | June to September | Mankato Municipal Airport |
| Albert Lea, MN | 55 mi east | 99 | June to September | Austin Municipal Airport |
How Fairmont ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Fairmont (population 10,176, 102nd largest) ranks 57th for painting days, right at the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 69 miles northeast. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. 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 Fairmont Municipal Airport (2.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.