When to paint a house exterior in Hastings, MN
When to paint in Hastings, 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 20 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
- 7May
- 16Jun
- 20Jul
- 20Aug
- 17Sep
- 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 | 12° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 38° / 57°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 17 | 50° / 72°F |
| June | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 82°F |
| July | 20 | 12 | 20 | 65° / 84°F |
| August | 20 | 14 | 20 | 63° / 81°F |
| September | 17 | 14 | 21 | 57° / 76°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 16 | 42° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Hastings compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Hastings's 85 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Cottage Grove, Rosemount, Inver Grove Heights, Woodbury, South St. Paul, River Falls are read from the same station as Hastings, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hastings | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cottage Grove, MN | 6 mi northwest | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Rosemount, MN | 11 mi west | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Inver Grove Heights, MN | 12 mi northwest | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Woodbury, MN | 13 mi north | 85 | June to September | same station |
| South St. Paul, MN | 14 mi northwest | 85 | June to September | same station |
| River Falls, WI | 14 mi northeast | 85 | June to September | same station |
How Hastings ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Hastings (population 22,502, 50th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 12 days above the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 48 miles southwest. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from South St Paul Municipal-Richard E (12.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.