When to paint a house exterior in Jamestown, ND
When to paint in Jamestown, ND
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to August, call for quotes in April 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 5May
- 12Jun
- 17Jul
- 15Aug
- 9Sep
- 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 | 6° / 23°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 5° / 25°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 39°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 30° / 53°F |
| May | 5 | 5 | 16 | 44° / 70°F |
| June | 12 | 7 | 16 | 56° / 82°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60° / 84°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 18 | 57° / 80°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 74°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 11 | 36° / 57°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 42°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 10° / 27°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Jamestown compared
5 get fewer, down to 40 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 Jamestown | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fargo, ND | 85 mi east | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| Fargo, ND | 88 mi east | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| Moorhead, MN | 92 mi east | 57 | July to August | Hector International Airport |
| Bismarck, ND | 98 mi west | 40 | June to August | Bismarck Municipal Airport |
| Aberdeen, SD | 100 mi south | 47 | August | Aberdeen Regional Airport |
| Grand Forks, ND | 103 mi northeast | 59 | July to August | Grand Forks International Air |
How Jamestown ranks in ND
Of 9 ND places with 10,000 people or more, Jamestown (population 15,789, 9th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 56. No place in ND has a longer season. The shortest is Dickinson at 29. 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 Jamestown Regional Airport (1.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.