When to paint a house exterior in La Grange, KY
When to paint in La Grange, KY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 11May
- 11Jun
- 9Jul
- 13Aug
- 13Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 47°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 30° / 53°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 62°F |
| April | 5 | 3 | 13 | 45° / 71°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 15 | 56° / 80°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 12 | 64° / 87°F |
| July | 9 | 5 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 13 | 9 | 13 | 66° / 88°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 15 | 60° / 85°F |
| October | 8 | 6 | 20 | 48° / 74°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 60°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 32° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near La Grange compared
1 gets fewer, down to 71 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. Lyndon, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews, Jeffersonville, Sellersburg are read from the same station as La Grange, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From La Grange | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyndon, KY | 15 mi southwest | 75 | August to September | same station |
| Shelbyville, KY | 15 mi southeast | 71 | August | Capital City Airport |
| Jeffersontown, KY | 17 mi southwest | 75 | August to September | same station |
| St. Matthews, KY | 17 mi southwest | 75 | August to September | same station |
| Jeffersonville, IN | 18 mi west | 75 | August to September | same station |
| Sellersburg, IN | 22 mi west | 75 | August to September | same station |
How La Grange ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, La Grange (population 10,541, 40th largest) ranks 25th for painting days, right at the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 73 miles south. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bowman Field Airport (19.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.