When to paint a house exterior in Murray, KY
When to paint in Murray, KY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to October, with 5 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to October, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past October 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
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 11Apr
- 20May
- 17Jun
- 11Jul
- 14Aug
- 18Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 30° / 45°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 9 | 33° / 51°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 18 | 42° / 61°F |
| April | 11 | 10 | 23 | 49° / 70°F |
| May | 20 | 20 | 23 | 59° / 78°F |
| June | 17 | 17 | 17 | 67° / 86°F |
| July | 11 | 11 | 11 | 71° / 88°F |
| August | 14 | 14 | 14 | 68° / 86°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 19 | 63° / 83°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 23 | 51° / 72°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 15 | 40° / 59°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 67 days a year here.
Towns near Murray compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Paris (127 a year, 22 miles south); 5 get fewer, down to 70 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.
| Place | From Murray | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris, TN | 22 mi south | 127 | May to September | Henry County |
| Martin, TN | 35 mi southwest | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Paducah, KY | 36 mi northwest | 70 | August to October | Barkley Regional Airport |
| Union City, TN | 42 mi west | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Hopkinsville, KY | 50 mi east | 83 | June | Campbell Army Airfield Airport |
| Clarksville, TN | 54 mi east | 90 | May to June | Outlaw Field Airport |
How Murray ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Murray (population 18,567, 23rd largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 42 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 171 miles east. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 67 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kyle Oakley Field Airport (4.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.