When to paint a house exterior in Pierre, SD
When to paint in Pierre, SD
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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
- 6May
- 10Jun
- 9Jul
- 9Aug
- 11Sep
- 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° / 31°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 12° / 35°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 24° / 48°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 33° / 60°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 16 | 45° / 72°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 13 | 58° / 85°F |
| July | 9 | 5 | 9 | 62° / 90°F |
| August | 9 | 7 | 10 | 60° / 88°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 18 | 53° / 81°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 15 | 38° / 63°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 49°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 35°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Pierre compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Watertown (69 a year, 160 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 37 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 Pierre | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huron, SD | 104 mi east | 51 | July to August | Huron Regional Airport |
| Aberdeen, SD | 118 mi northeast | 47 | August | Aberdeen Regional Airport |
| Mitchell, SD | 122 mi east | 65 | July to September | Mitchell Municipal Airport |
| Box Elder, SD | 138 mi west | 37 | June to September | Ellsworth Air Force Base |
| Rapid City, SD | 145 mi west | 37 | June to September | Ellsworth Air Force Base |
| Watertown, SD | 160 mi east | 69 | June to September | Watertown Municipal Airport |
How Pierre ranks in SD
Of 14 SD places with 10,000 people or more, Pierre (population 13,788, 11th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Yankton, 72 days, 179 miles southeast. The shortest is Spearfish at 37. 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 Pierre Regional Airport (1.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.