When to paint a house exterior in Paris, TN
When to paint in Paris, TN
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past September 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.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 11Apr
- 21May
- 20Jun
- 14Jul
- 16Aug
- 19Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31° / 47°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33° / 52°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 18 | 41° / 62°F |
| April | 11 | 11 | 23 | 48° / 70°F |
| May | 21 | 20 | 25 | 59° / 79°F |
| June | 20 | 19 | 20 | 66° / 86°F |
| July | 14 | 12 | 14 | 70° / 88°F |
| August | 16 | 15 | 17 | 67° / 86°F |
| September | 19 | 19 | 22 | 61° / 83°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 23 | 50° / 73°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 39° / 59°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 35° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 68 days a year here.
Towns near Paris compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Dickson (134 a year, 55 miles east); 5 get fewer, down to 79 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 Paris | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray, KY | 22 mi north | 116 | August to October | Kyle Oakley Field Airport |
| Martin, TN | 30 mi west | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Union City, TN | 42 mi west | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Jackson, TN | 53 mi southwest | 79 | May | Mckellar-Sipes Rgnl Airport |
| Dickson, TN | 55 mi east | 134 | April to October | John C Tune |
| Clarksville, TN | 57 mi east | 90 | May to June | Outlaw Field Airport |
How Paris ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Paris (population 10,517, 63rd largest) ranks 17th for painting days, 38 days above the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 145 miles southeast. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 68 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Henry County (5.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.