When to paint a house exterior in Marshall, MN
When to paint in Marshall, MN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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
- 8May
- 12Jun
- 18Jul
- 15Aug
- 14Sep
- 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 | 9° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 10° / 30°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 43°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 56°F |
| May | 8 | 8 | 17 | 48° / 72°F |
| June | 12 | 7 | 13 | 61° / 83°F |
| July | 18 | 13 | 19 | 63° / 84°F |
| August | 15 | 10 | 16 | 60° / 81°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 20 | 54° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 40° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 16° / 32°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Marshall compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in New Ulm (81 a year, 66 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 58 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 Marshall | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings, SD | 50 mi west | 72 | June to September | Brookings Municipal Airport |
| Worthington, MN | 57 mi south | 70 | June to September | Worthington Municipal Airport |
| Willmar, MN | 59 mi northeast | 72 | June to September | Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenze |
| New Ulm, MN | 66 mi east | 81 | June to September | Mankato Municipal Airport |
| Brandon, SD | 71 mi southwest | 58 | July to August | Joe Foss Field Airport |
| Watertown, SD | 74 mi northwest | 69 | June to September | Watertown Municipal Airport |
How Marshall ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Marshall (population 13,996, 81st largest) ranks 56th for painting days, right at the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 129 miles east. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sw Mn Rgnl Mrshl/Ryan Field A (1.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.