When to paint a house exterior in Knoxville, TN
When to paint in Knoxville, TN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to June, with 5 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 21 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
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 14Apr
- 21May
- 19Jun
- 12Jul
- 15Aug
- 19Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32° / 49°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 38° / 58°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 18 | 42° / 64°F |
| April | 14 | 13 | 25 | 49° / 73°F |
| May | 21 | 21 | 25 | 59° / 80°F |
| June | 19 | 19 | 20 | 64° / 86°F |
| July | 12 | 12 | 12 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 15 | 15 | 15 | 68° / 88°F |
| September | 19 | 19 | 20 | 63° / 84°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 23 | 52° / 74°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 15 | 40° / 62°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 69 days a year here.
Towns near Knoxville compared
5 get fewer, down to 69 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. Sevierville is read from the same station as Knoxville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Knoxville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa, TN | 11 mi south | 77 | May to June | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport |
| Clinton, TN | 13 mi northwest | 69 | May | Oak Ridge |
| Farragut, TN | 14 mi southwest | 69 | May | Oak Ridge |
| Maryville, TN | 15 mi south | 77 | May to June | Mc Ghee Tyson Airport |
| Oak Ridge, TN | 19 mi west | 69 | May | Oak Ridge |
| Sevierville, TN | 21 mi east | 124 | April to June | same station |
How Knoxville ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Knoxville (population 198,722, 3rd largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 34 days above the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 133 miles southwest. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 69 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Knoxville Downtown Island (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.