When to paint a house exterior in Frankfort, KY
When to paint in Frankfort, 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 14 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, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 10May
- 11Jun
- 9Jul
- 14Aug
- 12Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 25° / 46°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 52°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 5 | 35° / 62°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 10 | 43° / 70°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 15 | 54° / 79°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 13 | 62° / 87°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 9 | 67° / 89°F |
| August | 14 | 9 | 14 | 64° / 88°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 16 | 58° / 84°F |
| October | 7 | 5 | 17 | 46° / 74°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 60°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near Frankfort compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Frankfort's 71 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Lawrenceburg, Shelbyville are read from the same station as Frankfort, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Frankfort | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceburg, KY | 11 mi south | 71 | August | same station |
| Versailles, KY | 13 mi southeast | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
| Georgetown, KY | 19 mi east | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
| Shelbyville, KY | 20 mi west | 71 | August | same station |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY | 25 mi southeast | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
| Nicholasville, KY | 27 mi southeast | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
How Frankfort ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Frankfort (population 28,610, 14th largest) ranks 34th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 65 miles southwest. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Capital City Airport (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.