When to paint a house exterior in Grand Forks, ND
When to paint in Grand Forks, ND
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 17 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 5May
- 10Jun
- 17Jul
- 16Aug
- 10Sep
- 1Oct
- 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 | 2° / 19°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 2° / 21°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 37°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 51°F |
| May | 5 | 5 | 15 | 43° / 71°F |
| June | 10 | 5 | 14 | 55° / 81°F |
| July | 17 | 13 | 19 | 59° / 84°F |
| August | 16 | 13 | 20 | 56° / 82°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 19 | 50° / 74°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 11 | 36° / 57°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 39°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 8° / 25°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Grand Forks compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Grand Forks's 59 a year, so the season here is the regional season.
| Place | From Grand Forks | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fargo, ND | 74 mi south | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| West Fargo, ND | 74 mi south | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| Moorhead, MN | 75 mi south | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 96 mi southeast | 58 | July to August | Pk Rpds Municipal-Konshok Fd Airport |
| Jamestown, ND | 103 mi southwest | 60 | June to August | Jamestown Regional Airport |
| Bemidji, MN | 107 mi east | 58 | July to August | Pk Rpds Municipal-Konshok Fd Airport |
How Grand Forks ranks in ND
Of 9 ND places with 10,000 people or more, Grand Forks (population 59,845, 3rd largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 56. The longest season in the state is Jamestown, 60 days, 103 miles southwest. The shortest is Dickinson at 29. 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 Grand Forks International Air (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.