When to paint a house exterior in Menomonie, WI
When to paint in Menomonie, 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 18 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
- under 1Apr
- 5May
- 13Jun
- 18Jul
- 15Aug
- 9Sep
- 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 | 12° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 44°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 35° / 57°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 15 | 48° / 71°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 15 | 58° / 80°F |
| July | 18 | 13 | 18 | 61° / 82°F |
| August | 15 | 13 | 17 | 59° / 79°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 16 | 53° / 74°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 11 | 40° / 60°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 29° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Menomonie compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in River Falls (85 a year, 35 miles west); 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 Menomonie | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eau Claire, WI | 21 mi east | 64 | July to August | Chippewa Valley Rgnl Airport |
| Chippewa Falls, WI | 26 mi east | 64 | July to August | Chippewa Valley Rgnl Airport |
| River Falls, WI | 35 mi west | 85 | June to September | South St Paul Municipal-Richard E |
| New Richmond, WI | 35 mi northwest | 58 | July to August | New Richmond Municipal Airport |
| Red Wing, MN | 40 mi southwest | 73 | June to September | Stanton Airfield |
| Hudson, WI | 40 mi west | 58 | July to August | New Richmond Municipal Airport |
How Menomonie ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Menomonie (population 16,709, 54th largest) ranks 79th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 178 miles east. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Menomonie Municipal Airport-S (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.