When to paint a house exterior in Fort Thomas, KY
When to paint in Fort Thomas, KY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past August is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 7May
- 11Jun
- 10Jul
- 12Aug
- 12Sep
- 4Oct
- under 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 50°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 59°F |
| April | 2 | 2 | 9 | 41° / 69°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 14 | 52° / 78°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 13 | 59° / 86°F |
| July | 10 | 6 | 10 | 64° / 88°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 13 | 63° / 87°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 16 | 56° / 83°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 15 | 45° / 72°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Fort Thomas compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Erlanger (79 a year, 8 miles west). 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. Newport, Covington, Cincinnati, Norwood, Alexandria are read from the same station as Fort Thomas, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fort Thomas | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport, KY | 2 mi west | 59 | August | same station |
| Covington, KY | 5 mi southwest | 59 | August | same station |
| Cincinnati, OH | 5 mi northwest | 59 | August | same station |
| Norwood, OH | 5 mi north | 59 | August | same station |
| Erlanger, KY | 8 mi west | 79 | June to September | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky |
| Alexandria, KY | 9 mi southeast | 59 | August | same station |
How Fort Thomas ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Fort Thomas (population 16,914, 27th largest) ranks 39th for painting days, 15 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 130 miles south. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 42 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cina Municipal Airport/Lukn Fd Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.