When to paint a house exterior in Sault Ste. Marie, MI
When to paint in Sault Ste. Marie, 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 August, at about 16 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.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
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| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 28°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 9° / 29°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 39°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 50°F |
| May | 3 | 3 | 14 | 41° / 67°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 16 | 49° / 75°F |
| July | 15 | 10 | 18 | 56° / 80°F |
| August | 16 | 14 | 18 | 57° / 79°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 16 | 51° / 73°F |
| October | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 39° / 58°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 34°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Sault Ste. Marie compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Alpena (105 a year, 107 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 36 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 Sault Ste. Marie | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpena, MI | 107 mi southeast | 105 | June to September | Alpena |
| Traverse City, MI | 133 mi southwest | 56 | July to August | Cherry Capital Airport |
| Escanaba, MI | 139 mi west | 36 | June to August | Delta County Airport |
| Marquette, MI | 144 mi west | 40 | August | Munising Lakeshore |
| Cadillac, MI | 162 mi south | 56 | July to August | Cherry Capital Airport |
| Marinette, WI | 184 mi southwest | 67 | June to August | Meone-Marinette Twin County Airport |
How Sault Ste. Marie ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Sault Ste. Marie (population 13,288, 70th largest) ranks 88th for painting days, 21 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 107 miles southeast. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sault Ste Marie Municipal/Sasn Fie (0.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.