When to paint a house exterior in Oshkosh, WI
When to paint in Oshkosh, 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 20 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
- 20Jul
- 19Aug
- 15Sep
- 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 | 15° / 28°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 14° / 32°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 43°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 56°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 15 | 48° / 70°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 16 | 59° / 79°F |
| July | 20 | 14 | 20 | 62° / 83°F |
| August | 19 | 15 | 19 | 61° / 80°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55° / 75°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 43° / 61°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 31° / 47°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 35°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Oshkosh compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Neenah (111 a year, 11 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.
| Place | From Oshkosh | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neenah, WI | 11 mi northeast | 111 | June to September | Outagamie County Rgnl Airport |
| Fox Crossing, WI | 14 mi north | 111 | June to September | Outagamie County Rgnl Airport |
| Menasha, WI | 15 mi northeast | 111 | June to September | Outagamie County Rgnl Airport |
| Harrison, WI | 18 mi northeast | 111 | June to September | Outagamie County Rgnl Airport |
| Greenville, WI | 18 mi north | 111 | June to September | Outagamie County Rgnl Airport |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 18 mi south | 77 | June to September | Fond Du Lac County Airport |
How Oshkosh ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Oshkosh (population 67,242, 9th largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 20 miles northeast. 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 Whittman Regional Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.