When to paint a house exterior in St. Michael, MN
When to paint in St. Michael, MN
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 23 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 16Jun
- 23Jul
- 20Aug
- 11Sep
- 2Oct
- 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 | 10° / 27°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 8° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 46°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 34° / 59°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 20 | 46° / 73°F |
| June | 16 | 9 | 20 | 58° / 83°F |
| July | 23 | 13 | 23 | 60° / 84°F |
| August | 20 | 11 | 22 | 59° / 82°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 21 | 53° / 77°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 13 | 39° / 62°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 48°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 34°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near St. Michael compared
2 get fewer, down to 71 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. Otsego, Monticello, Buffalo, Big Lake are read from the same station as St. Michael, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From St. Michael | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otsego, MN | 6 mi northeast | 78 | June to August | same station |
| Rogers, MN | 6 mi east | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
| Monticello, MN | 8 mi northwest | 78 | June to August | same station |
| Buffalo, MN | 9 mi west | 78 | June to August | same station |
| Big Lake, MN | 10 mi north | 78 | June to August | same station |
| Dayton, MN | 11 mi east | 71 | June to September | Crystal Airport |
How St. Michael ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, St. Michael (population 21,681, 56th largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 80 miles south. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Maple Lake Municipal Airport (14.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.