When to paint a house exterior in Wisconsin Rapids, WI
When to paint in Wisconsin Rapids, 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 17 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
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 12Jun
- 17Jul
- 15Aug
- 11Sep
- 3Oct
- 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 | 12° / 27°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 11° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 44°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 57°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 13 | 47° / 72°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 15 | 57° / 81°F |
| July | 17 | 11 | 18 | 60° / 84°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 16 | 59° / 81°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 17 | 53° / 75°F |
| October | 3 | 2 | 11 | 40° / 60°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Wisconsin Rapids compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Marshfield (72 a year, 25 miles northwest); 2 get fewer, down to 49 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 Wisconsin Rapids | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plover, WI | 15 mi east | 49 | July to August | Stevens Point Municipal Airport |
| Stevens Point, WI | 16 mi northeast | 49 | July to August | Stevens Point Municipal Airport |
| Marshfield, WI | 25 mi northwest | 72 | June to August | Marshfield Municipal Airport |
| Weston, WI | 37 mi north | 65 | July to August | Wausau Downtown Airport |
| Wausau, WI | 40 mi north | 65 | July to August | Wausau Downtown Airport |
| Reedsburg, WI | 60 mi south | 65 | July to August | Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Airport |
How Wisconsin Rapids ranks in WI
Of 98 WI places with 10,000 people or more, Wisconsin Rapids (population 18,675, 46th largest) ranks 78th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 69. The longest season in the state is Appleton, 111 days, 72 miles east. 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 Alexander Fd S Wood County Airport (2.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.