When to paint a house exterior in Athens, TN
When to paint in Athens, TN
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 May, at about 14 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 14May
- 12Jun
- 7Jul
- 10Aug
- 14Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 51°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34° / 58°F |
| March | 3 | 1 | 10 | 40° / 66°F |
| April | 6 | 4 | 15 | 47° / 74°F |
| May | 14 | 12 | 18 | 57° / 81°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 64° / 88°F |
| July | 7 | 3 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| August | 10 | 6 | 10 | 68° / 89°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 16 | 62° / 85°F |
| October | 8 | 5 | 19 | 49° / 76°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 38° / 64°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Athens compared
6 get fewer, down to 68 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 Athens | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland, TN | 24 mi southwest | 68 | May | Lovell Field Airport |
| Lenoir City, TN | 31 mi northeast | 69 | May | Oak Ridge |
| Soddy-Daisy, TN | 35 mi southwest | 68 | May | Lovell Field Airport |
| Collegedale, TN | 37 mi southwest | 68 | May | Lovell Field Airport |
| Farragut, TN | 38 mi northeast | 69 | May | Oak Ridge |
| Oak Ridge, TN | 39 mi northeast | 69 | May | Oak Ridge |
How Athens ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Athens (population 15,050, 42nd largest) ranks 43rd for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 87 miles west. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mc Ghee Tyson Airport (42.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.