When to paint a house exterior in Mount Washington, KY
When to paint in Mount Washington, KY
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 May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 12May
- 11Jun
- 7Jul
- 12Aug
- 13Sep
- 10Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 47°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 31° / 54°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 8 | 39° / 63°F |
| April | 5 | 3 | 14 | 47° / 73°F |
| May | 12 | 7 | 15 | 58° / 81°F |
| June | 11 | 8 | 11 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 7 | 4 | 7 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 12 | 9 | 12 | 69° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 63° / 86°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 21 | 51° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 39° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Mount Washington compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bardstown (124 a year, 16 miles south). 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. Shepherdsville is read from the same station as Mount Washington, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mount Washington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherdsville, KY | 9 mi southwest | 76 | May | same station |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY | 10 mi northwest | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
| Jeffersontown, KY | 11 mi north | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
| St. Matthews, KY | 15 mi north | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
| Lyndon, KY | 15 mi north | 75 | August to September | Bowman Field Airport |
| Bardstown, KY | 16 mi south | 124 | May to September | Samuels Field / Bardstown |
How Mount Washington ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Mount Washington (population 18,863, 22nd largest) ranks 18th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 50 miles south. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Louisville International-Standiford Fi (13.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.