When to paint a house exterior in Marinette, WI
When to paint in Marinette, WI
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 19 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 4May
- 12Jun
- 19Jul
- 18Aug
- 11Sep
- 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 | 13° / 28°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 32°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 41°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 51°F |
| May | 4 | 4 | 16 | 44° / 67°F |
| June | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53° / 76°F |
| July | 19 | 18 | 22 | 58° / 81°F |
| August | 18 | 17 | 21 | 57° / 79°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 19 | 52° / 73°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 14 | 40° / 60°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 35°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Marinette compared
6 get fewer, down to 61 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 Marinette | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suamico, WI | 37 mi southwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
| Howard, WI | 42 mi southwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
| Green Bay, WI | 43 mi southwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
| Bellevue, WI | 46 mi south | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
| Allouez, WI | 47 mi southwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
| Ashwaubenon, WI | 48 mi southwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
How Marinette ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Marinette (population 11,139, 88th largest) ranks 61st for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 67 miles southwest. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Meone-Marinette Twin County Airport (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.