When to paint a house exterior in Fort Atkinson, WI
When to paint in Fort Atkinson, WI
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 July, at about 16 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
- 4May
- 9Jun
- 16Jul
- 15Aug
- 7Sep
- 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 | 16° / 29°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 34°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 27° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 57°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 12 | 47° / 70°F |
| June | 9 | 6 | 13 | 57° / 79°F |
| July | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61° / 82°F |
| August | 15 | 13 | 17 | 59° / 80°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 15 | 54° / 75°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 10 | 41° / 61°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 23° / 37°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Fort Atkinson compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Janesville (96 a year, 19 miles southwest). 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. Whitewater, Watertown, Oconomowoc are read from the same station as Fort Atkinson, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fort Atkinson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitewater, WI | 8 mi southeast | 55 | July to August | same station |
| Janesville, WI | 19 mi southwest | 96 | June to September | Monroe Municipal Airport |
| Stoughton, WI | 19 mi west | 69 | July to August | Dane County Regional-Truax Field |
| Watertown, WI | 19 mi north | 55 | July to August | same station |
| Oconomowoc, WI | 22 mi northeast | 55 | July to August | same station |
| Elkhorn, WI | 23 mi southeast | 65 | June to August | Burlington Municipal Airport |
How Fort Atkinson ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Fort Atkinson (population 12,377, 80th largest) ranks 93rd for painting days, 15 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 96 miles north. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Watertown Municipal Airport (18 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.