When to paint a house exterior in Platteville, WI
When to paint in Platteville, 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 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
- 2Apr
- 8May
- 16Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 12Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 16° / 33°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 46°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 10 | 37° / 57°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 17 | 51° / 72°F |
| June | 16 | 14 | 17 | 61° / 81°F |
| July | 17 | 13 | 17 | 64° / 83°F |
| August | 17 | 16 | 18 | 62° / 81°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 17 | 56° / 76°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 43° / 62°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 37°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Platteville compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Monroe (96 a year, 43 miles east); 5 get fewer, down to 66 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 Platteville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque, IA | 20 mi southwest | 73 | June to September | Dubuque Regional Airport |
| Monroe, WI | 43 mi east | 96 | June to September | Monroe Municipal Airport |
| Verona, WI | 50 mi east | 69 | July to August | Dane County Regional-Truax Field |
| Freeport, IL | 52 mi southeast | 66 | June to August | Albertus Airport |
| Middleton, WI | 55 mi northeast | 69 | July to August | Dane County Regional-Truax Field |
| Fitchburg, WI | 56 mi east | 69 | July to August | Dane County Regional-Truax Field |
How Platteville ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Platteville (population 11,833, 84th largest) ranks 45th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 149 miles northeast. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Platteville Municipal Airport (3.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.