When to paint a house exterior in Flint, MI
When to paint in Flint, MI
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 10Jun
- 15Jul
- 15Aug
- 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 | 18° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 38°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 49°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 61°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 14 | 46° / 74°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 15 | 56° / 83°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 16 | 60° / 86°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 17 | 58° / 84°F |
| September | 9 | 7 | 17 | 52° / 78°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 11 | 42° / 65°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Flint compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Pontiac (69 a year, 33 miles southeast). 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. Burton, Fenton, Owosso are read from the same station as Flint, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Flint | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton, MI | 4 mi southeast | 59 | July to August | same station |
| Fenton, MI | 16 mi south | 59 | July to August | same station |
| Owosso, MI | 25 mi west | 59 | July to August | same station |
| Saginaw, MI | 30 mi northwest | 68 | June to September | Mbs International Airport |
| Pontiac, MI | 33 mi southeast | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
| Auburn Hills, MI | 33 mi southeast | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
How Flint ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Flint (population 79,735, 12th largest) ranks 76th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 142 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bishop International Airport (4.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.