When to paint a house exterior in Hopkinsville, KY
When to paint in Hopkinsville, KY
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 14 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
- 2Feb
- 2Mar
- 6Apr
- 12May
- 14Jun
- 9Jul
- 12Aug
- 14Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 47°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34° / 53°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 11 | 42° / 62°F |
| April | 6 | 4 | 14 | 49° / 71°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 16 | 59° / 79°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 14 | 67° / 86°F |
| July | 9 | 5 | 9 | 71° / 89°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 12 | 68° / 87°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 16 | 62° / 83°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 19 | 51° / 73°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 40° / 60°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 36° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Hopkinsville compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Springfield (134 a year, 41 miles southeast). 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 Hopkinsville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville, TN | 20 mi south | 90 | May to June | Outlaw Field Airport |
| Madisonville, KY | 35 mi north | 84 | May to September | Henderson City-County Airport |
| Springfield, TN | 41 mi southeast | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| Murray, KY | 50 mi west | 116 | August to October | Kyle Oakley Field Airport |
| Franklin, KY | 51 mi east | 85 | May to June | Bow Grn-Warren County. Rgnl Airport |
| White House, TN | 52 mi southeast | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
How Hopkinsville ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Hopkinsville (population 30,800, 11th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 122 miles east. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Campbell Army Airfield Airport (11.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.