When to paint a house exterior in Ionia, MI
When to paint in Ionia, MI
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 August, at about 17 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 12Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 14Sep
- 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 | 19° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 38°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 48°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 36° / 60°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 15 | 47° / 73°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 16 | 56° / 82°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 17 | 61° / 85°F |
| August | 17 | 15 | 18 | 60° / 83°F |
| September | 14 | 11 | 18 | 54° / 78°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 11 | 42° / 64°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Ionia compared
2 get fewer, down to 65 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. Kentwood, East Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, Wyoming are read from the same station as Ionia, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ionia | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentwood, MI | 27 mi west | 69 | June to September | same station |
| East Grand Rapids, MI | 27 mi west | 69 | June to September | same station |
| Grand Rapids, MI | 29 mi west | 69 | June to September | same station |
| Lansing, MI | 32 mi southeast | 65 | July to August | Capital City Airport |
| Wyoming, MI | 33 mi west | 69 | June to September | same station |
| East Lansing, MI | 34 mi southeast | 65 | July to August | Capital City Airport |
How Ionia ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Ionia (population 12,265, 75th largest) ranks 63rd for painting days, right at the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 166 miles northeast. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Gerald R Ford International A (23.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.