When to paint a house exterior in Kinston, NC
When to paint in Kinston, NC
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to June, with 6 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 13Apr
- 18May
- 19Jun
- 8Jul
- 13Aug
- 20Sep
- 16Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 54°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 11 | 37° / 61°F |
| March | 7 | 7 | 19 | 42° / 67°F |
| April | 13 | 13 | 25 | 49° / 75°F |
| May | 18 | 15 | 23 | 59° / 82°F |
| June | 19 | 19 | 19 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 8 | 6 | 8 | 72° / 92°F |
| August | 13 | 9 | 13 | 70° / 90°F |
| September | 20 | 19 | 21 | 65° / 85°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 27 | 53° / 76°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 16 | 41° / 66°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 11 | 36° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 75 days a year here.
Towns near Kinston compared
4 get fewer, down to 64 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. Winterville, Greenville are read from the same station as Kinston, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Kinston | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winterville, NC | 21 mi northeast | 123 | April to June | same station |
| Goldsboro, NC | 22 mi west | 75 | May | Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base Airport |
| Greenville, NC | 25 mi northeast | 123 | April to June | same station |
| New Bern, NC | 32 mi southeast | 78 | May | Craven County Reg Airport |
| Wilson, NC | 37 mi northwest | 64 | April to June | Rocky Mount-Wilson Rgn Airport |
| Jacksonville, NC | 39 mi south | 87 | September to October | Jacksonville |
How Kinston ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Kinston (population 19,519, 53rd largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 45 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 25 miles northeast. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 75 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kinston Regional Jetport At S (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+.