When to paint a house exterior in Fond du Lac, WI
When to paint in Fond du Lac, WI
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 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 14Jun
- 18Jul
- 19Aug
- 14Sep
- 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 | 16° / 29°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 15° / 33°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 57°F |
| May | 7 | 4 | 15 | 48° / 71°F |
| June | 14 | 9 | 16 | 58° / 80°F |
| July | 18 | 11 | 19 | 63° / 84°F |
| August | 19 | 15 | 20 | 61° / 81°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 18 | 55° / 76°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 13 | 43° / 62°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 36°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Fond du Lac compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Neenah (111 a year, 27 miles north); 3 get fewer, down to 66 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 Fond du Lac | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waupun, WI | 18 mi southwest | 66 | June to August | Dodge County Airport |
| Oshkosh, WI | 18 mi north | 79 | June to September | Whittman Regional Airport |
| Neenah, WI | 27 mi north | 111 | June to September | Outagamie County Rgnl Airport |
| West Bend, WI | 28 mi southeast | 66 | June to August | Dodge County Airport |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 28 mi southwest | 66 | June to August | Dodge County Airport |
| Harrison, WI | 30 mi north | 111 | June to September | Outagamie County Rgnl Airport |
How Fond du Lac ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Fond du Lac (population 44,469, 15th largest) ranks 16th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 35 miles north. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fond Du Lac County Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.