When to paint a house exterior in Henderson, KY
When to paint in Henderson, KY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 14May
- 13Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 13Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 44°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 29° / 50°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 60°F |
| April | 5 | 3 | 14 | 45° / 70°F |
| May | 14 | 9 | 18 | 57° / 79°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 14 | 64° / 87°F |
| July | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 16 | 65° / 87°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58° / 85°F |
| October | 8 | 5 | 19 | 48° / 73°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 36° / 59°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Henderson compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Owensboro (89 a year, 26 miles east); 1 gets fewer, down to 75 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. Madisonville is read from the same station as Henderson, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Henderson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville, IN | 11 mi north | 75 | August to September | Evansville Regional Airport |
| Owensboro, KY | 26 mi east | 89 | May to June | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport |
| Madisonville, KY | 35 mi south | 84 | May to September | same station |
| Jasper, IN | 52 mi northeast | 84 | June to September | Huntingburg Airport |
| Vincennes, IN | 58 mi north | 82 | August to September | Lrncvll-Vincnes International Airport |
| Washington, IN | 61 mi north | 82 | June to September | Daviess County Airport |
How Henderson ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Henderson (population 27,750, 15th largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 127 miles east. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Henderson City-County Airport (6.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.