When to paint a house exterior in Woodbury, MN
When to paint in Woodbury, 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 20 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
- 1Apr
- 7May
- 16Jun
- 20Jul
- 20Aug
- 17Sep
- 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 | 12° / 26°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 31°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 38° / 57°F |
| May | 7 | 6 | 17 | 50° / 72°F |
| June | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 82°F |
| July | 20 | 12 | 20 | 65° / 84°F |
| August | 20 | 14 | 20 | 63° / 81°F |
| September | 17 | 14 | 21 | 57° / 76°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 16 | 42° / 60°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30° / 45°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 33°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Woodbury compared
4 get fewer, down to 77 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. South St. Paul, Cottage Grove are read from the same station as Woodbury, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Woodbury | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elmo, MN | 6 mi north | 77 | June to September | St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport |
| South St. Paul, MN | 6 mi west | 85 | June to September | same station |
| Oakdale, MN | 6 mi north | 77 | June to September | St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport |
| Cottage Grove, MN | 6 mi south | 85 | June to September | same station |
| West St. Paul, MN | 8 mi west | 77 | June to September | St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport |
| North St. Paul, MN | 8 mi northwest | 77 | June to September | St Paul Dwtwn Holman Fd Airport |
How Woodbury ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Woodbury (population 80,596, 7th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 12 days above the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 58 miles south. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from South St Paul Municipal-Richard E (6.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.