When to paint a house exterior in Lakeland, TN
When to paint in Lakeland, TN
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 May, at about 26 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, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 9Mar
- 14Apr
- 26May
- 16Jun
- 11Jul
- 15Aug
- 19Sep
- 18Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 50°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 13 | 36° / 57°F |
| March | 9 | 9 | 24 | 44° / 66°F |
| April | 14 | 14 | 27 | 51° / 72°F |
| May | 26 | 26 | 29 | 61° / 81°F |
| June | 16 | 15 | 16 | 69° / 89°F |
| July | 11 | 9 | 11 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 15 | 15 | 15 | 70° / 90°F |
| September | 19 | 19 | 19 | 65° / 86°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 28 | 53° / 76°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 18 | 42° / 63°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 78 days a year here.
Towns near Lakeland compared
1 gets fewer, down to 125 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. Arlington, Bartlett, Oakland, Millington, Atoka are read from the same station as Lakeland, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Lakeland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington, TN | 4 mi east | 139 | April to June | same station |
| Bartlett, TN | 6 mi west | 139 | April to June | same station |
| Oakland, TN | 11 mi east | 139 | April to June | same station |
| Millington, TN | 11 mi northwest | 139 | April to June | same station |
| Atoka, TN | 12 mi north | 139 | April to June | same station |
| Germantown, TN | 13 mi south | 125 | April to June | Olive Branch Airport |
How Lakeland ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Lakeland (population 14,416, 44th largest) ranks 7th for painting days, 49 days above the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 204 miles east. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 78 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Millington Municipal Airport (10 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.