When to paint a house exterior in Greenwood, SC
When to paint in Greenwood, SC
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 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 13May
- 11Jun
- 5Jul
- 8Aug
- 13Sep
- 7Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 57°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37° / 63°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 12 | 42° / 70°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 17 | 48° / 76°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 18 | 57° / 83°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 11 | 65° / 89°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 70° / 92°F |
| August | 8 | 5 | 8 | 68° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 15 | 62° / 86°F |
| October | 7 | 6 | 19 | 50° / 78°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 9 | 40° / 67°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 35° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Greenwood compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fountain Inn (82 a year, 35 miles north). 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. Newberry is read from the same station as Greenwood, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Greenwood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry, SC | 32 mi east | 73 | May | same station |
| Fountain Inn, SC | 35 mi north | 82 | September to October | Greenville Downtown Airport |
| Anderson, SC | 36 mi northwest | 73 | May | Anderson Regional Airport |
| Simpsonville, SC | 37 mi north | 82 | September to October | Greenville Downtown Airport |
| Mauldin, SC | 41 mi north | 82 | September to October | Greenville Downtown Airport |
| Greenville, SC | 46 mi north | 82 | September to October | Greenville Downtown Airport |
How Greenwood ranks in SC
Of 42 SC places with 10,000 people or more, Greenwood (population 22,667, 25th largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 82. The longest season in the state is Myrtle Beach, 122 days, 190 miles east. The shortest is Tega Cay at 68. 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 Greenwood County Airport (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.