When to paint a house exterior in Fuquay-Varina, NC
When to paint in Fuquay-Varina, NC
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 10Apr
- 14May
- 10Jun
- 4Jul
- 7Aug
- 15Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 35° / 55°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 38° / 60°F |
| March | 5 | 3 | 13 | 44° / 67°F |
| April | 10 | 8 | 20 | 51° / 75°F |
| May | 14 | 8 | 16 | 60° / 82°F |
| June | 10 | 5 | 10 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 7 | 4 | 7 | 70° / 90°F |
| September | 15 | 11 | 15 | 65° / 85°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 21 | 53° / 76°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 12 | 42° / 65°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 7 | 37° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Fuquay-Varina compared
5 get fewer, down to 70 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 Fuquay-Varina | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs, NC | 5 mi northwest | 76 | June | Sanford-Lee County Rgnl Airport |
| Apex, NC | 10 mi northwest | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Garner, NC | 10 mi northeast | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Cary, NC | 12 mi north | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Morrisville, NC | 16 mi north | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Raleigh, NC | 17 mi northeast | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
How Fuquay-Varina ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Fuquay-Varina (population 46,317, 25th largest) ranks 35th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 79 miles east. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Harnett County Airport (16 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.