When to paint a house exterior in Matthews, NC
When to paint in Matthews, NC
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 4Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 12Jun
- 4Jul
- 8Aug
- 13Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 56°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 7 | 37° / 62°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 68°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 19 | 48° / 76°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 17 | 58° / 82°F |
| June | 12 | 10 | 12 | 65° / 89°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 70° / 92°F |
| August | 8 | 4 | 8 | 68° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 15 | 63° / 86°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 21 | 51° / 77°F |
| November | 3 | 2 | 11 | 41° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 36° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Matthews compared
2 get fewer, down to 75 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. Stallings, Indian Trail, Mint Hill, Weddington are read from the same station as Matthews, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Matthews | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stallings, NC | 3 mi east | 79 | May | same station |
| Indian Trail, NC | 5 mi southeast | 79 | May | same station |
| Mint Hill, NC | 5 mi northeast | 79 | May | same station |
| Weddington, NC | 7 mi south | 79 | May | same station |
| Charlotte, NC | 9 mi northwest | 75 | May | Charlotte/Douglas Internation |
| Pineville, NC | 11 mi west | 75 | May | Charlotte/Douglas Internation |
How Matthews ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Matthews (population 32,048, 37th largest) ranks 38th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 191 miles east. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Monroe Airport (8.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.