When to paint a house exterior in Dyersburg, TN
When to paint in Dyersburg, TN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 19 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 12Apr
- 19May
- 12Jun
- 8Jul
- 11Aug
- 17Sep
- 13Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 31° / 48°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 9 | 34° / 55°F |
| March | 6 | 4 | 20 | 43° / 64°F |
| April | 12 | 8 | 22 | 51° / 73°F |
| May | 19 | 12 | 23 | 61° / 81°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 69° / 89°F |
| July | 8 | 4 | 8 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 11 | 11 | 70° / 89°F |
| September | 17 | 17 | 18 | 63° / 86°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 25 | 52° / 75°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 40° / 62°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 35° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 71 days a year here.
Towns near Dyersburg compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Atoka (139 a year, 49 miles southwest); 3 get fewer, down to 79 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.
| Place | From Dyersburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blytheville, AR | 30 mi west | 86 | September to October | Blytheville Municipal Airport |
| Union City, TN | 32 mi northeast | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Martin, TN | 36 mi northeast | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Kennett, MO | 40 mi west | 86 | September to October | Blytheville Municipal Airport |
| Jackson, TN | 40 mi southeast | 79 | May | Mckellar-Sipes Rgnl Airport |
| Atoka, TN | 49 mi southwest | 139 | April to June | Millington Municipal Airport |
How Dyersburg ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Dyersburg (population 15,915, 39th largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 17 days above the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 193 miles east. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 71 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dyersburg Municipal Airport (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.