When to paint a house exterior in Cleveland, TN
When to paint in Cleveland, TN
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May 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
- 2Feb
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 8Jun
- 2Jul
- 7Aug
- 13Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 55°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 61°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 12 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 4 | 17 | 49° / 76°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 17 | 59° / 84°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 67° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 70° / 91°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 64° / 88°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 41° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 37° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Cleveland compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Athens (77 a year, 24 miles northeast). 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. Collegedale, Soddy-Daisy, Chattanooga, East Ridge, Red Bank are read from the same station as Cleveland, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cleveland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collegedale, TN | 13 mi southwest | 68 | May | same station |
| Soddy-Daisy, TN | 18 mi west | 68 | May | same station |
| Chattanooga, TN | 23 mi west | 68 | May | same station |
| East Ridge, TN | 24 mi southwest | 68 | May | same station |
| Athens, TN | 24 mi northeast | 77 | May to June | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport |
| Red Bank, TN | 24 mi west | 68 | May | same station |
How Cleveland ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Cleveland (population 50,232, 18th largest) ranks 51st for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 70 miles west. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lovell Field Airport (21.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.