When to paint a house exterior in Goldsboro, NC
When to paint in Goldsboro, 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 October, at about 13 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.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 13Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 34° / 58°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 9 | 38° / 63°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 12 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 19 | 50° / 77°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 16 | 60° / 84°F |
| June | 8 | 6 | 9 | 67° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 3 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 12 | 65° / 86°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 22 | 54° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 68°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Goldsboro compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Kinston (123 a year, 22 miles east); 3 get fewer, down to 64 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 Goldsboro | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinston, NC | 22 mi east | 123 | April to June | Kinston Regional Jetport At S |
| Smithfield, NC | 24 mi northwest | 83 | May to June | Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport |
| Wilson, NC | 25 mi north | 64 | April to June | Rocky Mount-Wilson Rgn Airport |
| Clayton, NC | 33 mi northwest | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Winterville, NC | 34 mi east | 123 | April to June | Kinston Regional Jetport At S |
| Wendell, NC | 36 mi northwest | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
How Goldsboro ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Goldsboro (population 34,629, 31st largest) ranks 54th for painting days, 2 days below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 37 miles northeast. 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 Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base 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+.