When to paint a house exterior in Grand Rapids, MN
When to paint in Grand Rapids, MN
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
- under 1Apr
- 3May
- 10Jun
- 16Jul
- 13Aug
- 7Sep
- 2Oct
- 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 | 3° / 22°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 3° / 25°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 39°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 50°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 15 | 41° / 67°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 17 | 52° / 76°F |
| July | 16 | 11 | 20 | 57° / 80°F |
| August | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55° / 77°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 16 | 49° / 70°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 55°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 39°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 27°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Grand Rapids compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Brainerd (60 a year, 69 miles southwest); 4 get fewer, down to 23 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 Grand Rapids | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hibbing, MN | 30 mi east | 23 | July to August | Chisholm-Hibbing Airport |
| Cloquet, MN | 60 mi southeast | 46 | July to August | Duluth International Airport |
| Bemidji, MN | 65 mi west | 58 | July to August | Pk Rpds Municipal-Konshok Fd Airport |
| Hermantown, MN | 68 mi southeast | 46 | July to August | Duluth International Airport |
| Brainerd, MN | 69 mi southwest | 60 | July to August | Brainerd Lakes Rgnl Airport |
| Duluth, MN | 73 mi southeast | 46 | July to August | Duluth International Airport |
How Grand Rapids ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Grand Rapids (population 11,244, 97th largest) ranks 99th for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 218 miles south. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Grand Rapids/Itasca County-G News (2.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.