When to paint a house exterior in Ypsilanti, MI
When to paint in Ypsilanti, MI
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 6May
- 11Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 13Sep
- 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 | 20° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 52°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 64°F |
| May | 6 | 4 | 15 | 49° / 77°F |
| June | 11 | 6 | 14 | 58° / 85°F |
| July | 12 | 9 | 12 | 63° / 88°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 15 | 61° / 86°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 17 | 55° / 82°F |
| October | 3 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 68°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Ypsilanti compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Wayne (75 a year, 12 miles east); 1 gets fewer, down to 53 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 Lyon is read from the same station as Ypsilanti, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ypsilanti | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Arbor, MI | 6 mi west | 53 | July to August | Ann Arbor Municipal Airport |
| Wayne, MI | 12 mi east | 75 | June to September | Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport |
| Romulus, MI | 13 mi east | 75 | June to September | Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport |
| Westland, MI | 13 mi northeast | 75 | June to September | Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport |
| South Lyon, MI | 15 mi north | 61 | July to September | same station |
| Garden City, MI | 15 mi east | 75 | June to September | Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport |
How Ypsilanti ranks in MI
Of 90 MI places with 10,000 people or more, Ypsilanti (population 20,150, 55th largest) ranks 74th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 70. The longest season in the state is Alpena, 105 days, 196 miles north. The shortest is Escanaba at 36. 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 Willow Run Airport (4.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.