When to paint a house exterior in Clarksville, TN
When to paint in Clarksville, TN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is June, 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 14Jun
- 9Jul
- 13Aug
- 13Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 48°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 6 | 34° / 54°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 63°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 14 | 48° / 72°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 17 | 58° / 80°F |
| June | 14 | 11 | 14 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 9 | 4 | 9 | 70° / 90°F |
| August | 13 | 9 | 13 | 68° / 88°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 15 | 61° / 84°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 21 | 50° / 74°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 10 | 40° / 62°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Clarksville compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Springfield (134 a year, 27 miles east); 1 gets fewer, down to 83 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 Clarksville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkinsville, KY | 20 mi north | 83 | June | Campbell Army Airfield Airport |
| Springfield, TN | 27 mi east | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| Dickson, TN | 35 mi south | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| White House, TN | 38 mi east | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| Goodlettsville, TN | 39 mi southeast | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | 41 mi southeast | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
How Clarksville ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Clarksville (population 185,690, 5th largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, right at the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 118 miles southeast. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Outlaw Field Airport (5.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.