When to paint a house exterior in Monroe, MI
When to paint in Monroe, MI
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 11Jun
- 17Jul
- 16Aug
- 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 | 22° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 43°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 36° / 61°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 16 | 47° / 72°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 15 | 57° / 82°F |
| July | 17 | 9 | 17 | 61° / 85°F |
| August | 16 | 10 | 18 | 60° / 83°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 18 | 54° / 78°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 12 | 43° / 66°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 32° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 27° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Monroe compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Oregon (147 a year, 18 miles south). 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 Monroe | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat Rock, MI | 14 mi northeast | 82 | June to September | Grosse Ile Municipal Airport |
| Woodhaven, MI | 17 mi northeast | 82 | June to September | Grosse Ile Municipal Airport |
| Oregon, OH | 18 mi south | 147 | May to October | Toledo |
| Trenton, MI | 18 mi northeast | 82 | June to September | Grosse Ile Municipal Airport |
| Riverview, MI | 20 mi northeast | 82 | June to September | Grosse Ile Municipal Airport |
| Toledo, OH | 20 mi southwest | 78 | June to September | Metcalf Field Airport |
How Monroe ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Monroe (population 20,177, 54th largest) ranks 73rd for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 218 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Custer Airport (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.