When to paint a house exterior in Archdale, NC
When to paint in Archdale, NC
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 14Jun
- 8Jul
- 11Aug
- 15Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 53°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 59°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 18 | 47° / 74°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 17 | 57° / 80°F |
| June | 14 | 13 | 14 | 64° / 87°F |
| July | 8 | 5 | 8 | 69° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 7 | 11 | 68° / 88°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 16 | 62° / 83°F |
| October | 8 | 6 | 20 | 50° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 38° / 64°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Archdale compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Asheboro (105 a year, 16 miles southeast). 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. High Point, Greensboro, Kernersville are read from the same station as Archdale, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Archdale | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Point, NC | 6 mi north | 81 | May to June | same station |
| Thomasville, NC | 7 mi west | 83 | May to June | Davidson County Airport |
| Greensboro, NC | 15 mi northeast | 81 | May to June | same station |
| Kernersville, NC | 16 mi northwest | 81 | May to June | same station |
| Asheboro, NC | 16 mi southeast | 105 | May to June | Asheboro Municipal Airport |
| Lexington, NC | 19 mi southwest | 83 | May to June | Davidson County Airport |
How Archdale ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Archdale (population 12,147, 80th largest) ranks 25th for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 146 miles east. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Piedmont Triad International (13.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.