When to paint a house exterior in Bristol, VA
When to paint in Bristol, VA
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 September, at about 17 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 10May
- 14Jun
- 14Jul
- 15Aug
- 17Sep
- 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° / 46°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 34° / 53°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 61°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 12 | 45° / 68°F |
| May | 10 | 5 | 14 | 55° / 75°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 14 | 62° / 82°F |
| July | 14 | 9 | 14 | 66° / 85°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 16 | 65° / 83°F |
| September | 17 | 12 | 19 | 60° / 80°F |
| October | 8 | 5 | 19 | 48° / 70°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 8 | 38° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 34° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Bristol compared
6 get fewer, down to 50 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 Bristol | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol, TN | 5 mi southwest | 65 | September | Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Air |
| Elizabethton, TN | 20 mi south | 65 | September | Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Air |
| Kingsport, TN | 22 mi west | 65 | September | Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Air |
| Johnson City, TN | 23 mi southwest | 65 | September | Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Air |
| Boone, NC | 39 mi southeast | 50 | June to September | Boone |
| Greeneville, TN | 48 mi southwest | 65 | September | Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Air |
How Bristol ranks in VA
Of 39 VA places with 10,000 people or more, Bristol (population 16,316, 33rd largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 65. The longest season in the state is Williamsburg, 109 days, 304 miles east. The shortest is Front Royal at 49. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Virginia Highlands Airport (8.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.