When to paint a house exterior in Two Rivers, WI
When to paint in Two Rivers, WI
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 18 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
- 3May
- 11Jun
- 18Jul
- 16Aug
- 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 | 16° / 30°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 34°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 42°F |
| April | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 52°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 15 | 44° / 65°F |
| June | 11 | 7 | 15 | 54° / 76°F |
| July | 18 | 15 | 19 | 60° / 80°F |
| August | 16 | 12 | 17 | 59° / 78°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53° / 73°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41° / 59°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 47°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 22° / 36°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Two Rivers compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Two Rivers's 62 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Manitowoc is read from the same station as Two Rivers, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Two Rivers | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc, WI | 6 mi southwest | 62 | July to August | same station |
| Bellevue, WI | 28 mi northwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
| Sheboygan, WI | 30 mi south | 64 | June to August | Sheboygan County Memo Airport |
| Allouez, WI | 31 mi northwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
| De Pere, WI | 31 mi northwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
| Green Bay, WI | 32 mi northwest | 61 | July to August | Austin Straubel International |
How Two Rivers ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Two Rivers (population 11,214, 87th largest) ranks 77th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 41 miles west. The shortest is Superior at 29. 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 Manitowoc County Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.