When to paint a house exterior in Marshfield, WI
When to paint in Marshfield, 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 20 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
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 14Jun
- 20Jul
- 17Aug
- 12Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 11° / 25°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 10° / 29°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 42°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 55°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 15 | 47° / 70°F |
| June | 14 | 11 | 18 | 57° / 78°F |
| July | 20 | 13 | 21 | 60° / 81°F |
| August | 17 | 12 | 19 | 58° / 79°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 19 | 53° / 73°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 13 | 40° / 59°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 44°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 31°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Marshfield compared
6 get fewer, down to 49 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 Marshfield | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin Rapids, WI | 25 mi southeast | 62 | July to August | Alexander Fd S Wood County Airport |
| Stevens Point, WI | 32 mi east | 49 | July to August | Stevens Point Municipal Airport |
| Wausau, WI | 33 mi northeast | 65 | July to August | Wausau Downtown Airport |
| Plover, WI | 34 mi southeast | 49 | July to August | Stevens Point Municipal Airport |
| Weston, WI | 34 mi northeast | 65 | July to August | Wausau Downtown Airport |
| Chippewa Falls, WI | 63 mi west | 64 | July to August | Chippewa Valley Rgnl Airport |
How Marshfield ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Marshfield (population 18,973, 45th largest) ranks 49th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 92 miles east. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Marshfield Municipal Airport (1.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.