When to paint a house exterior in Winona, MN
When to paint in Winona, 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 21 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 7May
- 15Jun
- 21Jul
- 19Aug
- 16Sep
- 4Oct
- 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 | 15° / 29°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 34°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 46°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 11 | 38° / 58°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 17 | 50° / 71°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 17 | 60° / 81°F |
| July | 21 | 16 | 21 | 63° / 83°F |
| August | 19 | 15 | 20 | 61° / 80°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 20 | 56° / 75°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 16 | 42° / 61°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 32° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 35°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Winona compared
5 get fewer, down to 64 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 Winona | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmen, WI | 21 mi east | 77 | June to September | La Crosse Municipal Airport |
| Onalaska, WI | 26 mi southeast | 77 | June to September | La Crosse Municipal Airport |
| La Crosse, WI | 27 mi southeast | 77 | June to September | La Crosse Municipal Airport |
| Rochester, MN | 40 mi west | 87 | June to September | St Mary Hospital Heliport |
| Eau Claire, WI | 54 mi north | 64 | July to August | Chippewa Valley Rgnl Airport |
| Red Wing, MN | 59 mi northwest | 73 | June to September | Stanton Airfield |
How Winona ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Winona (population 26,173, 42nd largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 13 days above the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 78 miles west. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Wioa Municipal-Max Conrad Fd Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.