When to paint a house exterior in Ham Lake, MN
When to paint in Ham Lake, MN
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 July, at about 17 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
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 13Sep
- 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 | 11° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 30°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 44°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 36° / 57°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 16 | 49° / 72°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 14 | 60° / 83°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 17 | 64° / 85°F |
| August | 17 | 10 | 17 | 62° / 82°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 19 | 56° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 41° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 32°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Ham Lake compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Ham Lake's 71 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Blaine, Andover, East Bethel, Coon Rapids, Lino Lakes, Anoka are read from the same station as Ham Lake, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ham Lake | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine, MN | 6 mi south | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Andover, MN | 7 mi west | 71 | June to September | same station |
| East Bethel, MN | 7 mi north | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Coon Rapids, MN | 8 mi southwest | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Lino Lakes, MN | 8 mi southeast | 71 | June to September | same station |
| Anoka, MN | 10 mi west | 71 | June to September | same station |
How Ham Lake ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Ham Lake (population 16,905, 67th largest) ranks 79th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 80 miles south. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. 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 Crystal Airport (15.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.