When to paint a house exterior in Sturgis, MI
When to paint in Sturgis, 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 July, 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 8May
- 14Jun
- 18Jul
- 16Aug
- 14Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 24° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 41°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31° / 50°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 59°F |
| May | 8 | 5 | 15 | 50° / 71°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 17 | 60° / 81°F |
| July | 18 | 11 | 18 | 63° / 83°F |
| August | 16 | 13 | 17 | 62° / 81°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 19 | 56° / 77°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 13 | 46° / 64°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 51°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 29° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Sturgis compared
5 get fewer, down to 68 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. Kendallville is read from the same station as Sturgis, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sturgis | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldwater, MI | 24 mi northeast | 68 | July to August | Brooks Field Airport |
| Kendallville, IN | 26 mi south | 76 | June to September | same station |
| Goshen, IN | 26 mi southwest | 72 | July to August | Goshen Municipal Airport |
| Portage, MI | 29 mi north | 70 | July to September | Klmazo/Btl Creek International Airport |
| Elkhart, IN | 29 mi west | 72 | July to August | Goshen Municipal Airport |
| Kalamazoo, MI | 34 mi north | 70 | July to September | Klmazo/Btl Creek International Airport |
How Sturgis ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Sturgis (population 11,030, 86th largest) ranks 28th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 247 miles northeast. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kirsch Municipal Airport (1.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.