When to paint a house exterior in Paducah, KY
When to paint in Paducah, KY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to October, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 12 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 May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 11May
- 11Jun
- 6Jul
- 11Aug
- 12Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 28° / 48°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 4 | 30° / 54°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 64°F |
| April | 5 | 3 | 14 | 46° / 73°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 16 | 57° / 82°F |
| June | 11 | 7 | 11 | 65° / 89°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 9 | 11 | 66° / 90°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 14 | 60° / 87°F |
| October | 9 | 6 | 20 | 48° / 76°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37° / 63°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Paducah compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Murray (116 a year, 36 miles southeast). 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 Paducah | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray, KY | 36 mi southeast | 116 | August to October | Kyle Oakley Field Airport |
| Marion, IL | 49 mi north | 116 | May to September | Williamson County Rgnl Airport |
| Union City, TN | 50 mi southwest | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Martin, TN | 52 mi south | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | 53 mi west | 80 | August to September | Cape Girardeau Rgnl Airport |
| Sikeston, MO | 54 mi west | 80 | August to September | Cape Girardeau Rgnl Airport |
How Paducah ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Paducah (population 26,712, 16th largest) ranks 37th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 182 miles east. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Barkley Regional Airport (7.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.