When to paint a house exterior in Pleasant Prairie, WI
When to paint in Pleasant Prairie, 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 13Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 13Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 32°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 19° / 37°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30° / 47°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 58°F |
| May | 6 | 6 | 15 | 49° / 71°F |
| June | 13 | 11 | 17 | 59° / 81°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 18 | 63° / 84°F |
| August | 17 | 14 | 18 | 62° / 83°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 17 | 57° / 77°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 15 | 45° / 64°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Pleasant Prairie compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Pleasant Prairie's 75 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Kenosha, Antioch are read from the same station as Pleasant Prairie, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Pleasant Prairie | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha, WI | 4 mi north | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Zion, IL | 5 mi south | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
| Beach Park, IL | 6 mi south | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
| Antioch, IL | 10 mi west | 75 | June to September | same station |
| Lindenhurst, IL | 10 mi southwest | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
| Waukegan, IL | 11 mi south | 77 | June to September | Waukegan Regional Airport |
How Pleasant Prairie ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Pleasant Prairie (population 21,802, 39th largest) ranks 47th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 124 miles north. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kenosha Regional Airport (5.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.