When to paint a house exterior in Hickory, NC
When to paint in Hickory, NC
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 12May
- 13Jun
- 7Jul
- 11Aug
- 15Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 53°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 34° / 59°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 17 | 46° / 74°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 16 | 56° / 80°F |
| June | 13 | 12 | 14 | 63° / 87°F |
| July | 7 | 4 | 7 | 68° / 90°F |
| August | 11 | 6 | 11 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 16 | 61° / 84°F |
| October | 8 | 7 | 20 | 50° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 64°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 33° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Hickory compared
2 get fewer, down to 73 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. Newton is read from the same station as Hickory, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hickory | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton, NC | 7 mi southeast | 77 | June | same station |
| Lenoir, NC | 16 mi northwest | 73 | June | Morganton-Lenoir Airport |
| Lincolnton, NC | 19 mi south | 80 | May to June | Licontn-Lincoln County Rgnl Airport |
| Morganton, NC | 21 mi west | 73 | June | Morganton-Lenoir Airport |
| Statesville, NC | 25 mi east | 78 | August to September | Statesville Municipal Airport |
| Mooresville, NC | 30 mi east | 78 | August to September | Statesville Municipal Airport |
How Hickory ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Hickory (population 45,081, 26th largest) ranks 46th for painting days, right at the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 222 miles east. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hickory Regional Airport (3.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.