When to paint a house exterior in Cookeville, TN
When to paint in Cookeville, TN
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 June, at about 20 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.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 19May
- 20Jun
- 17Jul
- 17Aug
- 14Sep
- 9Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28° / 48°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 35° / 56°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 14 | 39° / 63°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 20 | 45° / 71°F |
| May | 19 | 18 | 25 | 55° / 78°F |
| June | 20 | 20 | 21 | 62° / 86°F |
| July | 17 | 15 | 17 | 67° / 89°F |
| August | 17 | 17 | 17 | 66° / 87°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 17 | 59° / 83°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 18 | 48° / 74°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 10 | 36° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Cookeville compared
5 get fewer, down to 65 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. McMinnville is read from the same station as Cookeville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cookeville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossville, TN | 30 mi southeast | 99 | May to September | Crossville Memorial -Whitson |
| McMinnville, TN | 35 mi southwest | 118 | May to September | same station |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN | 40 mi northwest | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Lebanon, TN | 47 mi west | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 55 mi west | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Gallatin, TN | 56 mi west | 65 | April to June | Nashville International Airport |
How Cookeville ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Cookeville (population 37,102, 24th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, 29 days above the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 74 miles southwest. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Upper Cumberland Regional Air (6.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.