When to paint a house exterior in Brentwood, TN
When to paint in Brentwood, TN
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February 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.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 11May
- 7Jun
- 2Jul
- 7Aug
- 11Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 53°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 59°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 12 | 42° / 68°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 15 | 48° / 75°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 14 | 58° / 83°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 66° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 7 | 6 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 12 | 63° / 87°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Brentwood compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Nashville-Davidson (134 a year, 12 miles north). 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. Franklin is read from the same station as Brentwood, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Brentwood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolensville, TN | 6 mi southeast | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Franklin, TN | 7 mi southwest | 65 | April to June | same station |
| La Vergne, TN | 12 mi east | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | 12 mi north | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| Smyrna, TN | 14 mi east | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Spring Hill, TN | 19 mi southwest | 118 | May to September | Ellington |
How Brentwood ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Brentwood (population 45,525, 20th largest) ranks 59th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 67 miles southeast. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Nashville International Airport (9.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.