When to paint a house exterior in Owensboro, KY
When to paint in Owensboro, KY
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March 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
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 12Jun
- 11Jul
- 14Aug
- 15Sep
- 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° / 44°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 31° / 51°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 12 | 40° / 60°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 15 | 48° / 70°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 16 | 59° / 79°F |
| June | 12 | 10 | 12 | 67° / 87°F |
| July | 11 | 9 | 11 | 70° / 89°F |
| August | 14 | 10 | 14 | 68° / 87°F |
| September | 15 | 15 | 17 | 62° / 84°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 20 | 50° / 73°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 39° / 59°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Owensboro compared
6 get fewer, down to 74 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 Owensboro | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson, KY | 26 mi west | 84 | May to September | Henderson City-County Airport |
| Evansville, IN | 28 mi northwest | 75 | August to September | Evansville Regional Airport |
| Madisonville, KY | 36 mi southwest | 84 | May to September | Henderson City-County Airport |
| Jasper, IN | 45 mi north | 84 | June to September | Huntingburg Airport |
| Washington, IN | 62 mi north | 82 | June to September | Daviess County Airport |
| Radcliff, KY | 65 mi east | 74 | August to September | Godman Army Airfield Airport |
How Owensboro ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Owensboro (population 60,675, 4th largest) ranks 9th for painting days, 14 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 101 miles east. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.