When to paint a house exterior in Mankato, MN
When to paint in Mankato, 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 19 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 9May
- 14Jun
- 19Jul
- 18Aug
- 15Sep
- 5Oct
- 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° / 27°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 11° / 29°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 43°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 12 | 37° / 57°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 17 | 50° / 72°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 15 | 62° / 82°F |
| July | 19 | 13 | 19 | 63° / 82°F |
| August | 18 | 14 | 19 | 61° / 79°F |
| September | 15 | 14 | 19 | 56° / 76°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 15 | 41° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 32°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Mankato compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Owatonna (100 a year, 37 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 72 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. North Mankato, St. Peter, New Ulm are read from the same station as Mankato, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mankato | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Mankato, MN | 3 mi west | 81 | June to September | same station |
| St. Peter, MN | 11 mi north | 81 | June to September | same station |
| New Ulm, MN | 26 mi west | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Faribault, MN | 36 mi east | 73 | June to September | Stanton Airfield |
| Owatonna, MN | 37 mi east | 100 | June to September | Dodge Center Airport |
| Fairmont, MN | 44 mi southwest | 72 | June to September | Fairmont Municipal Airport |
How Mankato ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Mankato (population 46,459, 22nd largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 37 miles east. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mankato Municipal Airport (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.