When to paint a house exterior in Hobart, WI
When to paint in Hobart, WI
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 17 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
- 4May
- 11Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 9Sep
- 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 | 14° / 30°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 33°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 45°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 57°F |
| May | 4 | 2 | 15 | 46° / 72°F |
| June | 11 | 6 | 15 | 55° / 81°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 18 | 59° / 84°F |
| August | 17 | 14 | 18 | 58° / 82°F |
| September | 9 | 8 | 18 | 52° / 77°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 11 | 40° / 63°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 29° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 36°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Hobart compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Hobart's 61 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Ashwaubenon, De Pere, Howard, Allouez, Green Bay, Bellevue are read from the same station as Hobart, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hobart | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwaubenon, WI | 4 mi east | 61 | July to August | same station |
| De Pere, WI | 6 mi southeast | 61 | July to August | same station |
| Howard, WI | 7 mi northeast | 61 | July to August | same station |
| Allouez, WI | 7 mi east | 61 | July to August | same station |
| Green Bay, WI | 9 mi east | 61 | July to August | same station |
| Bellevue, WI | 10 mi east | 61 | July to August | same station |
How Hobart ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Hobart (population 10,876, 93rd largest) ranks 87th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 19 miles southwest. The shortest is Superior at 29. 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 Austin Straubel International (1.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.