When to paint a house exterior in Hermantown, MN
When to paint in Hermantown, 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 15 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
- 1May
- 7Jun
- 15Jul
- 14Aug
- 8Sep
- 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 | 5° / 23°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 4° / 26°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 40°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 50°F |
| May | 1 | 1 | 13 | 40° / 67°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 16 | 50° / 77°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 19 | 56° / 81°F |
| August | 14 | 12 | 17 | 55° / 78°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 14 | 50° / 72°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 9 | 37° / 57°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 41°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 28°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Hermantown compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in North Branch (63 a year, 96 miles south); 2 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. Duluth, Cloquet are read from the same station as Hermantown, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hermantown | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN | 5 mi east | 46 | July to August | same station |
| Superior, WI | 11 mi southeast | 29 | July to August | Richard I Bong Airport |
| Cloquet, MN | 13 mi southwest | 46 | July to August | same station |
| Hibbing, MN | 53 mi northwest | 23 | July to August | Chisholm-Hibbing Airport |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 68 mi northwest | 51 | July to August | Grand Rapids/Itasca County-G News |
| North Branch, MN | 96 mi south | 63 | June to August | Rush City Regional Airport |
How Hermantown ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Hermantown (population 10,265, 101st largest) ranks 102nd for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 193 miles south. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. 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 Duluth International Airport (3.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.