When to paint a house exterior in Hutchinson, MN
When to paint in Hutchinson, 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 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 14Jun
- 18Jul
- 14Aug
- 12Sep
- 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 | 11° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 30°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 44°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 57°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 16 | 49° / 72°F |
| June | 14 | 9 | 16 | 60° / 83°F |
| July | 18 | 13 | 19 | 62° / 84°F |
| August | 14 | 11 | 16 | 60° / 80°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 76°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 12 | 40° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Hutchinson compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in New Ulm (81 a year, 40 miles south). 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. Waconia is read from the same station as Hutchinson, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hutchinson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waconia, MN | 29 mi east | 69 | June to September | same station |
| Buffalo, MN | 32 mi northeast | 78 | June to August | Maple Lake Municipal Airport |
| Victoria, MN | 35 mi east | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
| Willmar, MN | 37 mi northwest | 72 | June to September | Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenze |
| Chaska, MN | 38 mi east | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
| New Ulm, MN | 40 mi south | 81 | June to September | Mankato Municipal Airport |
How Hutchinson ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Hutchinson (population 14,708, 75th largest) ranks 86th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 79 miles southeast. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Glencoe Municipal Airport (17 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.