When to paint a house exterior in Cornelius, NC
When to paint in Cornelius, NC
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 3 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 16 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.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 6Apr
- 12May
- 16Jun
- 8Jul
- 12Aug
- 15Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 52°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 58°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 66°F |
| April | 6 | 4 | 16 | 46° / 73°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55° / 80°F |
| June | 16 | 14 | 16 | 63° / 87°F |
| July | 8 | 4 | 8 | 67° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 12 | 66° / 88°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 17 | 61° / 83°F |
| October | 7 | 6 | 20 | 49° / 74°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 63°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Cornelius compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Kannapolis (95 a year, 13 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 75 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. Davidson is read from the same station as Cornelius, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cornelius | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson, NC | 3 mi east | 80 | May to June | same station |
| Huntersville, NC | 5 mi south | 75 | May | Charlotte/Douglas Internation |
| Mooresville, NC | 8 mi north | 78 | August to September | Statesville Municipal Airport |
| Mount Holly, NC | 13 mi southwest | 75 | May | Charlotte/Douglas Internation |
| Kannapolis, NC | 13 mi east | 95 | May to June | Rowan County Airport |
| Concord, NC | 15 mi east | 95 | May to June | Rowan County Airport |
How Cornelius ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Cornelius (population 34,366, 33rd largest) ranks 32nd for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 197 miles east. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Licontn-Lincoln County Rgnl Airport (15.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.