When to paint a house exterior in Garden City, MI
When to paint in Garden City, 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 8May
- 13Jun
- 15Jul
- 18Aug
- 15Sep
- 4Oct
- under 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 | 20° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 51°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 38° / 62°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 16 | 50° / 74°F |
| June | 13 | 9 | 15 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 15 | 64° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 13 | 18 | 63° / 85°F |
| September | 15 | 15 | 19 | 57° / 79°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 16 | 45° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 33° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Garden City compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Garden City's 75 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Westland, Inkster, Dearborn Heights, Wayne, Livonia, Dearborn are read from the same station as Garden City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Garden City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westland, MI | 2 mi west | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Inkster, MI | 2 mi southeast | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 3 mi east | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Wayne, MI | 4 mi southwest | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Livonia, MI | 5 mi north | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Dearborn, MI | 7 mi east | 75 | June to September | same station |
How Garden City ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Garden City (population 26,410, 43rd largest) ranks 37th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 190 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 Metro Wayne County Airport (6.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.