When to paint a house exterior in New Bern, NC
When to paint in New Bern, 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 May, 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 10Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 12Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 34° / 59°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 8 | 38° / 64°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 13 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 19 | 50° / 77°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 16 | 59° / 83°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 11 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 6 | 3 | 6 | 71° / 90°F |
| September | 12 | 9 | 12 | 66° / 86°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 20 | 55° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 69°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near New Bern compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Kinston (123 a year, 32 miles northwest); 1 gets 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.
| Place | From New Bern | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havelock, NC | 16 mi southeast | 88 | September to October | Cherry Point Mcas |
| Jacksonville, NC | 31 mi southwest | 87 | September to October | Jacksonville |
| Kinston, NC | 32 mi northwest | 123 | April to June | Kinston Regional Jetport At S |
| Winterville, NC | 35 mi northwest | 123 | April to June | Kinston Regional Jetport At S |
| Greenville, NC | 39 mi northwest | 123 | April to June | Kinston Regional Jetport At S |
| Goldsboro, NC | 54 mi west | 75 | May | Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base Airport |
How New Bern ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, New Bern (population 34,218, 34th largest) ranks 43rd for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 39 miles northwest. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Craven County Reg Airport (2.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.