When to paint a house exterior in Richmond, KY
When to paint in Richmond, KY
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to September, with 6 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 21 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to September, call for quotes in February 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, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 12Apr
- 20May
- 21Jun
- 19Jul
- 19Aug
- 18Sep
- 12Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30° / 46°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 8 | 33° / 52°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 15 | 39° / 60°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 23 | 47° / 69°F |
| May | 20 | 19 | 26 | 56° / 78°F |
| June | 21 | 21 | 22 | 63° / 85°F |
| July | 19 | 15 | 19 | 67° / 88°F |
| August | 19 | 15 | 19 | 65° / 86°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 21 | 59° / 82°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 23 | 50° / 72°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 15 | 37° / 58°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 70 days a year here.
Towns near Richmond compared
3 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. Berea, Danville are read from the same station as Richmond, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Richmond | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea, KY | 10 mi south | 136 | April to September | same station |
| Nicholasville, KY | 18 mi northwest | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
| Winchester, KY | 20 mi north | 135 | May to September | Mount Sterling Montgomery Cou |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY | 23 mi north | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
| Danville, KY | 27 mi west | 136 | April to September | same station |
| Versailles, KY | 32 mi northwest | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
How Richmond ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Richmond (population 39,581, 7th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 61 days above the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 64 miles southwest. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 70 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Madison Airport (6.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.