When to paint a house exterior in Waconia, MN
When to paint in Waconia, MN
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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 14Jun
- 18Jul
- 14Aug
- 12Sep
- 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 | 11° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 30°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 44°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 57°F |
| May | 6 | 3 | 16 | 49° / 72°F |
| June | 14 | 9 | 16 | 60° / 83°F |
| July | 18 | 13 | 19 | 62° / 84°F |
| August | 14 | 11 | 16 | 60° / 80°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 76°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 12 | 40° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Waconia compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Victoria (80 a year, 6 miles east). 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.
| Place | From Waconia | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria, MN | 6 mi east | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
| Chaska, MN | 9 mi east | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
| Chanhassen, MN | 11 mi east | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
| Shakopee, MN | 16 mi east | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
| Eden Prairie, MN | 16 mi east | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
| Minnetonka, MN | 17 mi east | 80 | June to September | Flying Cloud Airport |
How Waconia ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Waconia (population 13,831, 85th largest) ranks 87th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 59 miles southeast. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. 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 Glencoe Municipal Airport (15.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.