When to paint a house exterior in Minneapolis, MN
When to paint in Minneapolis, MN
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 August, at about 17 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 14Jun
- 16Jul
- 17Aug
- 14Sep
- 4Oct
- 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° / 28°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 46°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 35° / 59°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 17 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 14 | 9 | 14 | 61° / 84°F |
| July | 16 | 10 | 16 | 65° / 86°F |
| August | 17 | 11 | 17 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 19 | 56° / 78°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 15 | 41° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 47°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 17° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 39 days a year here.
Towns near Minneapolis compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Roseville (77 a year, 7 miles northeast). 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. Richfield is read from the same station as Minneapolis, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Minneapolis | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Valley, MN | 5 mi northwest | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
| St. Louis Park, MN | 5 mi west | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
| Robbinsdale, MN | 5 mi northwest | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
| Columbia Heights, MN | 6 mi north | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
| Richfield, MN | 6 mi south | 73 | June to September | same station |
| Roseville, MN | 7 mi northeast | 77 | June to September | St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport |
How Minneapolis ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Minneapolis (population 428,579, 1st largest) ranks 45th for painting days, right at the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 60 miles south. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 39 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Minneapolis-St Paul Internati (5.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.