When to paint a house exterior in North Branch, MN
When to paint in North Branch, MN
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
- 1Apr
- 4May
- 13Jun
- 18Jul
- 15Aug
- 9Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 8° / 24°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 8° / 29°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 44°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34° / 56°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 16 | 45° / 70°F |
| June | 13 | 7 | 18 | 55° / 80°F |
| July | 18 | 15 | 20 | 59° / 81°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 18 | 57° / 78°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 18 | 52° / 73°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 13 | 39° / 58°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 27° / 44°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 16° / 30°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near North Branch compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in East Bethel (71 a year, 17 miles southwest); 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. Cambridge is read from the same station as North Branch, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From North Branch | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge, MN | 14 mi west | 63 | June to August | same station |
| East Bethel, MN | 17 mi southwest | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
| Forest Lake, MN | 18 mi south | 58 | July to August | L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport |
| Ham Lake, MN | 21 mi southwest | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
| Hugo, MN | 24 mi south | 58 | July to August | L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport |
| Lino Lakes, MN | 26 mi south | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
How North Branch ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, North Branch (population 12,258, 94th largest) ranks 88th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 99 miles south. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Rush City Regional Airport (13 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.