When to paint a house exterior in Menasha, WI
When to paint in Menasha, WI
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 28 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
- 10May
- 21Jun
- 28Jul
- 26Aug
- 19Sep
- 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 | 15° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 15° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 42°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 11 | 35° / 54°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 22 | 47° / 69°F |
| June | 21 | 18 | 24 | 57° / 78°F |
| July | 28 | 24 | 28 | 61° / 81°F |
| August | 26 | 25 | 26 | 61° / 79°F |
| September | 19 | 19 | 24 | 55° / 74°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 18 | 42° / 59°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 34°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Menasha compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Menasha's 111 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Fox Crossing, Neenah, Appleton, Harrison, Little Chute, Greenville are read from the same station as Menasha, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Menasha | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Crossing, WI | 3 mi west | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Neenah, WI | 4 mi southwest | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Appleton, WI | 5 mi northeast | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Harrison, WI | 7 mi east | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Little Chute, WI | 8 mi northeast | 111 | June to September | same station |
| Greenville, WI | 8 mi northwest | 111 | June to September | same station |
How Menasha ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Menasha (population 18,433, 47th largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 41 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 5 miles northeast. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Outagamie County Rgnl Airport (5.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.