When to paint a house exterior in Glasgow, KY
When to paint in Glasgow, KY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Aug, Sep.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 10May
- 10Jun
- 8Jul
- 10Aug
- 10Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 27° / 48°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 54°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 62°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 9 | 43° / 70°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 15 | 55° / 80°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 12 | 61° / 88°F |
| July | 8 | 3 | 8 | 67° / 90°F |
| August | 10 | 9 | 10 | 64° / 88°F |
| September | 10 | 9 | 14 | 58° / 84°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 46° / 74°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 42 days a year here.
Towns near Glasgow compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Campbellsville (145 a year, 39 miles northeast). 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 Glasgow | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green, KY | 28 mi west | 85 | May to June | Bow Grn-Warren County. Rgnl Airport |
| Campbellsville, KY | 39 mi northeast | 145 | May to September | Campbellville / Taylor County |
| Franklin, KY | 40 mi southwest | 85 | May to June | Bow Grn-Warren County. Rgnl Airport |
| Portland, TN | 44 mi southwest | 85 | May to June | Bow Grn-Warren County. Rgnl Airport |
| Hartsville/Trousdale County, TN | 44 mi south | 79 | May | Smyrna Airport |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 48 mi north | 74 | August to September | Addington Field |
How Glasgow ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Glasgow (population 15,388, 30th largest) ranks 42nd for painting days, 16 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 39 miles northeast. No place in KY has a shorter one. 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 Glasgow Municipal Airport (2.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.