When to paint a house exterior in Campbellsville, KY
When to paint in Campbellsville, KY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 12Apr
- 20May
- 22Jun
- 22Jul
- 23Aug
- 20Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31° / 45°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 34° / 52°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 18 | 40° / 60°F |
| April | 12 | 11 | 24 | 47° / 68°F |
| May | 20 | 20 | 25 | 57° / 77°F |
| June | 22 | 22 | 22 | 63° / 84°F |
| July | 22 | 22 | 22 | 68° / 86°F |
| August | 23 | 23 | 23 | 66° / 84°F |
| September | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61° / 80°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50° / 71°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 39° / 57°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 70 days a year here.
Towns near Campbellsville compared
6 get fewer, down to 58 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 Campbellsville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bardstown, KY | 33 mi north | 124 | May to September | Samuels Field / Bardstown |
| Danville, KY | 38 mi northeast | 136 | April to September | Madison Airport |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 38 mi northwest | 74 | August to September | Addington Field |
| Glasgow, KY | 39 mi southwest | 58 | May to September | Glasgow Municipal Airport |
| Somerset, KY | 45 mi southeast | 72 | June to July | Wayne County Airport |
| Radcliff, KY | 46 mi northwest | 74 | August to September | Godman Army Airfield Airport |
How Campbellsville ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Campbellsville (population 11,820, 36th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 70 days above the state median of 75. No place in KY has a longer season. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 70 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Campbellville / Taylor County (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.