When to paint a house exterior in Dickson, TN
When to paint in Dickson, TN
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past October 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
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 22May
- 19Jun
- 13Jul
- 16Aug
- 18Sep
- 15Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 31° / 49°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 11 | 36° / 56°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 20 | 42° / 63°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 26 | 48° / 72°F |
| May | 22 | 22 | 25 | 60° / 81°F |
| June | 19 | 18 | 19 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 13 | 11 | 13 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 16 | 16 | 16 | 69° / 88°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 20 | 63° / 84°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 26 | 52° / 74°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 17 | 39° / 61°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 36° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 74 days a year here.
Towns near Dickson compared
4 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. Fairview, Nashville-Davidson are read from the same station as Dickson, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Dickson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview, TN | 15 mi east | 134 | April to October | same station |
| Franklin, TN | 31 mi east | 65 | April to June | Nashville International Airport |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | 33 mi east | 134 | April to October | same station |
| Spring Hill, TN | 33 mi southeast | 118 | May to September | Ellington |
| Brentwood, TN | 34 mi east | 65 | April to June | Nashville International Airport |
| Clarksville, TN | 35 mi north | 90 | May to June | Outlaw Field Airport |
How Dickson ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Dickson (population 16,878, 36th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 44 days above the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 93 miles southeast. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 74 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from John C Tune (28.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.