When to paint a house exterior in Port Huron, MI
When to paint in Port Huron, MI
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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
- under 1Apr
- 4May
- 10Jun
- 15Jul
- 15Aug
- 12Sep
- 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 | 20° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 39°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 47°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 35° / 59°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 13 | 46° / 72°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 16 | 56° / 81°F |
| July | 15 | 7 | 15 | 62° / 84°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 15 | 61° / 83°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 17 | 55° / 77°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 12 | 44° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Port Huron compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in St. Clair Shores (81 a year, 42 miles southwest). 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. New Baltimore, Mount Clemens, Fraser, Sterling Heights are read from the same station as Port Huron, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Port Huron | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Baltimore, MI | 26 mi southwest | 57 | July to August | same station |
| Mount Clemens, MI | 36 mi southwest | 57 | July to August | same station |
| Rochester, MI | 41 mi southwest | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
| Fraser, MI | 41 mi southwest | 57 | July to August | same station |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 42 mi southwest | 57 | July to August | same station |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 42 mi southwest | 81 | June to September | Detroit City Airport |
How Port Huron ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Port Huron (population 28,342, 40th largest) ranks 81st for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 152 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. 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 Selfridge Air National Guard (33 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.