When to paint a house exterior in Danville, KY
When to paint in Danville, KY
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to September, with 6 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to September, call for quotes in February 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
- 21Jun
- 19Jul
- 19Aug
- 18Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30° / 46°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 8 | 33° / 52°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 15 | 39° / 60°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 23 | 47° / 69°F |
| May | 20 | 19 | 26 | 56° / 78°F |
| June | 21 | 21 | 22 | 63° / 85°F |
| July | 19 | 15 | 19 | 67° / 88°F |
| August | 19 | 15 | 19 | 65° / 86°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 21 | 59° / 82°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 23 | 50° / 72°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 15 | 37° / 58°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 70 days a year here.
Towns near Danville compared
4 get fewer, down to 71 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. Berea, Richmond are read from the same station as Danville, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Danville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholasville, KY | 21 mi northeast | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
| Berea, KY | 27 mi east | 136 | April to September | same station |
| Richmond, KY | 27 mi east | 136 | April to September | same station |
| Lawrenceburg, KY | 28 mi north | 71 | August | Capital City Airport |
| Versailles, KY | 28 mi north | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY | 33 mi northeast | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
How Danville ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Danville (population 17,562, 26th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 61 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 38 miles southwest. 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 Madison Airport (24.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.