When to paint a house exterior in Fergus Falls, MN
When to paint in Fergus Falls, 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 18 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
- 18Jul
- 18Aug
- 13Sep
- 2Oct
- 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 | 6° / 22°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 6° / 25°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 40°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 33° / 54°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 17 | 47° / 70°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 16 | 59° / 81°F |
| July | 18 | 14 | 18 | 62° / 83°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 19 | 60° / 80°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 20 | 54° / 74°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 13 | 39° / 57°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26° / 41°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 14° / 28°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Fergus Falls compared
5 get fewer, down to 57 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. Alexandria is read from the same station as Fergus Falls, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fergus Falls | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 38 mi north | 58 | July to August | Pk Rpds Municipal-Konshok Fd Airport |
| Alexandria, MN | 44 mi southeast | 72 | June to September | same station |
| Moorhead, MN | 51 mi northwest | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| Fargo, ND | 54 mi northwest | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| West Fargo, ND | 56 mi northwest | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| Brainerd, MN | 90 mi east | 60 | July to August | Brainerd Lakes Rgnl Airport |
How Fergus Falls ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Fergus Falls (population 14,258, 78th largest) ranks 55th for painting days, right at the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 205 miles southeast. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Chandler Field Airport (43.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.