When to paint a house exterior in Newton, NC
When to paint in Newton, NC
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 12May
- 13Jun
- 7Jul
- 11Aug
- 15Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 53°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 34° / 59°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 17 | 46° / 74°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 16 | 56° / 80°F |
| June | 13 | 12 | 14 | 63° / 87°F |
| July | 7 | 4 | 7 | 68° / 90°F |
| August | 11 | 6 | 11 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 16 | 61° / 84°F |
| October | 8 | 7 | 20 | 50° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 64°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 33° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Newton compared
1 gets fewer, down to 73 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. Hickory is read from the same station as Newton, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Newton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory, NC | 7 mi northwest | 77 | June | same station |
| Lincolnton, NC | 13 mi south | 80 | May to June | Licontn-Lincoln County Rgnl Airport |
| Statesville, NC | 22 mi northeast | 78 | August to September | Statesville Municipal Airport |
| Mooresville, NC | 23 mi east | 78 | August to September | Statesville Municipal Airport |
| Lenoir, NC | 24 mi northwest | 73 | June | Morganton-Lenoir Airport |
| Cornelius, NC | 24 mi southeast | 80 | May to June | Licontn-Lincoln County Rgnl Airport |
How Newton ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Newton (population 13,571, 77th largest) ranks 47th for painting days, right at the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 217 miles east. 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 Hickory Regional Airport (10.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.