When to paint a house exterior in South Lyon, MI
When to paint in South Lyon, MI
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 11Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 13Sep
- 3Oct
- 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° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 52°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 64°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 15 | 49° / 77°F |
| June | 11 | 6 | 14 | 58° / 85°F |
| July | 12 | 9 | 12 | 63° / 88°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61° / 86°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55° / 82°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 68°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near South Lyon compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Livonia (75 a year, 15 miles east); 1 gets fewer, down to 53 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 South Lyon | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wixom, MI | 8 mi northeast | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
| Novi, MI | 9 mi east | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 13 mi south | 53 | July to August | Ann Arbor Municipal Airport |
| Farmington, MI | 14 mi east | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 14 mi east | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
| Livonia, MI | 15 mi east | 75 | June to September | Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport |
How South Lyon ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, South Lyon (population 12,219, 76th largest) ranks 75th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 181 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. 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 Willow Run Airport (16.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.