When to paint a house exterior in Worthington, MN
When to paint in Worthington, 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 Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 13Jun
- 20Jul
- 15Aug
- 12Sep
- 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 | 9° / 27°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 11° / 30°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 45°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 58°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 14 | 47° / 71°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 16 | 59° / 83°F |
| July | 20 | 15 | 21 | 61° / 83°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 17 | 59° / 80°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 77°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 12 | 38° / 61°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 26° / 46°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 32°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Worthington compared
4 get fewer, down to 58 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 Worthington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer, IA | 40 mi southeast | 65 | July to August | Spencer Municipal Airport |
| Brandon, SD | 49 mi west | 58 | July to August | Joe Foss Field Airport |
| Fairmont, MN | 57 mi east | 72 | June to September | Fairmont Municipal Airport |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 57 mi west | 58 | July to August | Joe Foss Field Airport |
| Harrisburg, SD | 57 mi west | 58 | July to August | Joe Foss Field Airport |
| Marshall, MN | 57 mi north | 72 | July to September | Sw Mn Rgnl Mrshl/Ryan Field A |
How Worthington ranks in MN
Of 103 MN places with 10,000 people or more, Worthington (population 13,754, 86th largest) ranks 85th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 73. The longest season in the state is Owatonna, 100 days, 122 miles east. The shortest is Hibbing at 23. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Worthington Municipal Airport (1.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.