When to paint a house exterior in Independence, KY
When to paint in Independence, KY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 10May
- 12Jun
- 12Jul
- 16Aug
- 15Sep
- 7Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 27° / 49°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 34° / 59°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 12 | 43° / 68°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 14 | 54° / 78°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61° / 85°F |
| July | 12 | 9 | 12 | 66° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 9 | 16 | 64° / 86°F |
| September | 15 | 12 | 18 | 59° / 83°F |
| October | 7 | 5 | 18 | 47° / 71°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 35° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 30° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Independence compared
4 get fewer, down to 59 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. Florence, Erlanger are read from the same station as Independence, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Independence | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington, KY | 6 mi north | 59 | August | Cina Municipal Airport/Lukn Fd Airport |
| Florence, KY | 6 mi northwest | 79 | June to September | same station |
| Erlanger, KY | 6 mi northwest | 79 | June to September | same station |
| Alexandria, KY | 9 mi east | 59 | August | Cina Municipal Airport/Lukn Fd Airport |
| Newport, KY | 9 mi north | 59 | August | Cina Municipal Airport/Lukn Fd Airport |
| Fort Thomas, KY | 10 mi northeast | 59 | August | Cina Municipal Airport/Lukn Fd Airport |
How Independence ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Independence (population 30,196, 12th largest) ranks 16th for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 120 miles south. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky (9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.