When to paint a house exterior in Southfield, MI
When to paint in Southfield, MI
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 August, at about 18 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
- 8May
- 15Jun
- 15Jul
- 18Aug
- 18Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 37° / 61°F |
| May | 8 | 6 | 16 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 15 | 9 | 15 | 65° / 86°F |
| August | 18 | 13 | 18 | 64° / 85°F |
| September | 18 | 16 | 20 | 58° / 79°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 17 | 46° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Southfield compared
3 get fewer, down to 69 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. Oak Park, Berkley, Royal Oak are read from the same station as Southfield, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Southfield | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly Hills, MI | 3 mi north | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
| Oak Park, MI | 4 mi east | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Berkley, MI | 4 mi northeast | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Birmingham, MI | 5 mi northeast | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
| Royal Oak, MI | 6 mi northeast | 81 | June to September | same station |
| Farmington Hills, MI | 6 mi west | 69 | July to September | Oakland County. Intnl Airport |
How Southfield ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Southfield (population 76,874, 15th largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 180 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. 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 Detroit City Airport (13.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.