When to paint a house exterior in Willmar, MN
When to paint in Willmar, 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 August, 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
- 7May
- 12Jun
- 17Jul
- 18Aug
- 13Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 12° / 28°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 12° / 32°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 58°F |
| May | 7 | 3 | 16 | 49° / 74°F |
| June | 12 | 6 | 14 | 61° / 85°F |
| July | 17 | 10 | 18 | 62° / 85°F |
| August | 18 | 11 | 20 | 60° / 82°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 21 | 54° / 78°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 14 | 40° / 63°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29° / 50°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 18° / 35°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Willmar compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Buffalo (78 a year, 58 miles east); 3 get fewer, down to 61 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.
| Place | From Willmar | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson, MN | 37 mi southeast | 69 | June to September | Glencoe Municipal Airport |
| St. Cloud, MN | 51 mi northeast | 61 | July to August | St Cloud Regional Airport |
| Sartell, MN | 54 mi northeast | 61 | July to August | St Cloud Regional Airport |
| Alexandria, MN | 54 mi north | 72 | June to September | Chandler Field Airport |
| Sauk Rapids, MN | 55 mi northeast | 61 | July to August | St Cloud Regional Airport |
| Buffalo, MN | 58 mi east | 78 | June to August | Maple Lake Municipal Airport |
How Willmar ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Willmar (population 21,892, 55th largest) ranks 58th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 115 miles southeast. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenze (35.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.