When to paint a house exterior in Farmington, MN
When to paint in Farmington, 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 13Jun
- 19Jul
- 18Aug
- 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° / 28°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 57°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 16 | 48° / 72°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 15 | 60° / 82°F |
| July | 19 | 11 | 20 | 61° / 83°F |
| August | 18 | 12 | 20 | 59° / 80°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 20 | 55° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 12 | 40° / 61°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30° / 47°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 35°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Farmington compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Rosemount (85 a year, 8 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 Farmington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeville, MN | 4 mi west | 73 | June to September | Minneapolis-St Paul Internati |
| Apple Valley, MN | 6 mi north | 73 | June to September | Minneapolis-St Paul Internati |
| Rosemount, MN | 8 mi northeast | 85 | June to September | South St Paul Municipal-Richard E |
| Burnsville, MN | 9 mi northwest | 73 | June to September | Minneapolis-St Paul Internati |
| Eagan, MN | 11 mi north | 73 | June to September | Minneapolis-St Paul Internati |
| Savage, MN | 12 mi northwest | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
How Farmington ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Farmington (population 24,464, 45th largest) ranks 42nd for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 39 miles south. 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 Stanton Airfield (14.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.