When to paint a house exterior in River Falls, WI
When to paint in River Falls, 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 20 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
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 16Jun
- 20Jul
- 20Aug
- 17Sep
- 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 | 12° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 38° / 57°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 17 | 50° / 72°F |
| June | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 82°F |
| July | 20 | 12 | 20 | 65° / 84°F |
| August | 20 | 14 | 20 | 63° / 81°F |
| September | 17 | 14 | 21 | 57° / 76°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 16 | 42° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near River Falls compared
3 get fewer, down to 58 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. Hastings, Cottage Grove, Woodbury are read from the same station as River Falls, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From River Falls | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson, WI | 9 mi northwest | 58 | July to August | New Richmond Municipal Airport |
| Hastings, MN | 14 mi southwest | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Cottage Grove, MN | 15 mi west | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Woodbury, MN | 15 mi west | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Lake Elmo, MN | 16 mi northwest | 77 | June to September | St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport |
| Stillwater, MN | 17 mi northwest | 77 | June to September | St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport |
How River Falls ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, River Falls (population 17,802, 49th largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 212 miles east. The shortest is Superior at 29. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from South St Paul Municipal-Richard E (19.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.