When to paint a house exterior in Port Washington, WI
When to paint in Port Washington, WI
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to August, with 3 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 August, call for quotes in April 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 5May
- 13Jun
- 17Jul
- 16Aug
- 11Sep
- 2Oct
- 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 | 16° / 29°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 15° / 32°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 42°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 35° / 54°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 15 | 46° / 67°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 17 | 56° / 77°F |
| July | 17 | 13 | 18 | 61° / 82°F |
| August | 16 | 12 | 17 | 60° / 80°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 16 | 54° / 74°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 11 | 42° / 61°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 36°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Port Washington compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grafton (77 a year, 5 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.
| Place | From Port Washington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton, WI | 5 mi southwest | 77 | June to September | General Mitchell Internationa |
| Cedarburg, WI | 8 mi southwest | 77 | June to September | General Mitchell Internationa |
| Mequon, WI | 14 mi southwest | 77 | June to September | General Mitchell Internationa |
| West Bend, WI | 15 mi west | 66 | June to August | Dodge County Airport |
| Brown Deer, WI | 15 mi south | 77 | June to September | General Mitchell Internationa |
| Germantown, WI | 16 mi southwest | 77 | June to September | General Mitchell Internationa |
How Port Washington ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Port Washington (population 12,750, 76th largest) ranks 75th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 67 miles north. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sheboygan County Memo Airport (26.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.