When to paint a house exterior in Harper Woods, MI
When to paint in Harper Woods, 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 8May
- 15Jun
- 15Jul
- 18Aug
- 18Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 37° / 61°F |
| May | 8 | 6 | 16 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 15 | 9 | 15 | 65° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 13 | 18 | 64° / 85°F |
| September | 18 | 16 | 20 | 58° / 79°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 17 | 46° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Harper Woods compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Harper Woods's 81 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Grosse Pointe Woods, Eastpointe, St. Clair Shores, Grosse Pointe Park, Roseville, Warren are read from the same station as Harper Woods, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Harper Woods | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | 2 mi east | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Eastpointe, MI | 2 mi northwest | 81 | June to September | same station |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 4 mi northeast | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Grosse Pointe Park, MI | 5 mi south | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Roseville, MI | 5 mi north | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Warren, MI | 6 mi northwest | 81 | June to September | same station |
How Harper Woods ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Harper Woods (population 14,936, 66th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 184 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 City Airport (4.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.