When to paint a house exterior in Franklin, TN
When to paint in Franklin, TN
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 11May
- 7Jun
- 2Jul
- 7Aug
- 11Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 53°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 6 | 35° / 59°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 12 | 42° / 68°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 15 | 48° / 75°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 14 | 58° / 83°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 66° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 7 | 6 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 12 | 63° / 87°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Franklin compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fairview (134 a year, 16 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. Brentwood is read from the same station as Franklin, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Franklin | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood, TN | 7 mi northeast | 65 | April to June | same station |
| Nolensville, TN | 11 mi east | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Spring Hill, TN | 12 mi south | 118 | May to September | Ellington |
| Fairview, TN | 16 mi west | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| La Vergne, TN | 18 mi northeast | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | 18 mi north | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
How Franklin ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Franklin (population 89,142, 7th largest) ranks 56th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 65 miles southeast. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Nashville International Airport (16.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.