When to paint a house exterior in Ferndale, MI
When to paint in Ferndale, MI
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 August, 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 8May
- 15Jun
- 15Jul
- 18Aug
- 18Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 37° / 61°F |
| May | 8 | 6 | 16 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 15 | 9 | 15 | 65° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 13 | 18 | 64° / 85°F |
| September | 18 | 16 | 20 | 58° / 79°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 17 | 46° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Ferndale compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Ferndale's 81 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Hazel Park, Oak Park, Royal Oak, Madison Heights, Berkley, Clawson are read from the same station as Ferndale, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ferndale | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazel Park, MI | 2 mi east | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Oak Park, MI | 3 mi west | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Royal Oak, MI | 4 mi north | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Madison Heights, MI | 4 mi northeast | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Berkley, MI | 4 mi northwest | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Clawson, MI | 5 mi north | 81 | June to September | same station |
How Ferndale ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Ferndale (population 19,431, 56th largest) ranks 19th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 181 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. 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 Detroit City Airport (7.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.