When to paint a house exterior in Franklin, KY
When to paint in Franklin, KY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 14 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 14May
- 12Jun
- 8Jul
- 12Aug
- 13Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 48°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 54°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 63°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 16 | 48° / 72°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 17 | 59° / 80°F |
| June | 12 | 11 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 8 | 5 | 8 | 71° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 9 | 12 | 69° / 89°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 15 | 62° / 85°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 20 | 51° / 74°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 11 | 39° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Franklin compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in White House (134 a year, 19 miles south); 1 gets 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. Portland, Bowling Green are read from the same station as Franklin, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Franklin | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland, TN | 9 mi south | 85 | May to June | same station |
| White House, TN | 19 mi south | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| Bowling Green, KY | 19 mi north | 85 | May to June | same station |
| Springfield, TN | 23 mi southwest | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| Gallatin, TN | 24 mi south | 65 | April to June | Nashville International Airport |
| Goodlettsville, TN | 28 mi south | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
How Franklin ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Franklin (population 10,524, 41st largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 79 miles northeast. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bow Grn-Warren County. Rgnl Airport (18.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.