When to paint a house exterior in Sterling Heights, MI
When to paint in Sterling Heights, 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 July, at about 15 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- under 1Apr
- 4May
- 10Jun
- 15Jul
- 15Aug
- 12Sep
- 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 | 20° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 39°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 47°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 35° / 59°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 13 | 46° / 72°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 16 | 56° / 81°F |
| July | 15 | 7 | 15 | 62° / 84°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 15 | 61° / 83°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 17 | 55° / 77°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 12 | 44° / 65°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 26° / 41°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Sterling Heights compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Troy (81 a year, 6 miles west). 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. Fraser is read from the same station as Sterling Heights, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sterling Heights | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser, MI | 5 mi southeast | 57 | July to August | same station |
| Troy, MI | 6 mi west | 81 | June to September | Detroit City Airport |
| Warren, MI | 6 mi south | 81 | June to September | Detroit City Airport |
| Madison Heights, MI | 6 mi southwest | 81 | June to September | Detroit City Airport |
| Clawson, MI | 7 mi southwest | 81 | June to September | Detroit City Airport |
| Roseville, MI | 7 mi southeast | 81 | June to September | Detroit City Airport |
How Sterling Heights ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Sterling Heights (population 134,342, 4th largest) ranks 80th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 173 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Selfridge Air National Guard (11 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.