When to paint a house exterior in Huron, SD
When to paint in Huron, SD
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 13 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
- 1Apr
- 4May
- 9Jun
- 13Jul
- 13Aug
- 10Sep
- 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 | 7° / 30°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 8° / 33°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 48°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 32° / 61°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 15 | 45° / 74°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 12 | 57° / 86°F |
| July | 13 | 9 | 14 | 61° / 88°F |
| August | 13 | 10 | 15 | 58° / 86°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 19 | 51° / 81°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 12 | 36° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 36°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Huron compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Brookings (72 a year, 70 miles east); 1 gets fewer, down to 47 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.
| Place | From Huron | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell, SD | 45 mi south | 65 | July to September | Mitchell Municipal Airport |
| Watertown, SD | 64 mi northeast | 69 | June to September | Watertown Municipal Airport |
| Brookings, SD | 70 mi east | 72 | June to September | Brookings Municipal Airport |
| Aberdeen, SD | 77 mi north | 47 | August | Aberdeen Regional Airport |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 93 mi southeast | 58 | July to August | Joe Foss Field Airport |
| Brandon, SD | 97 mi southeast | 58 | July to August | Joe Foss Field Airport |
How Huron ranks in SD
Of 14 SD places with 10,000 people or more, Huron (population 14,515, 8th largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Yankton, 72 days, 110 miles south. The shortest is Spearfish at 37. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Huron Regional Airport (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.