When to paint a house exterior in Smithfield, NC
When to paint in Smithfield, NC
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 14 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 10Apr
- 14May
- 14Jun
- 6Jul
- 8Aug
- 12Sep
- 10Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 53°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 37° / 60°F |
| March | 5 | 4 | 14 | 42° / 67°F |
| April | 10 | 8 | 22 | 49° / 75°F |
| May | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59° / 82°F |
| June | 14 | 10 | 14 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 6 | 71° / 90°F |
| August | 8 | 4 | 8 | 69° / 88°F |
| September | 12 | 7 | 13 | 63° / 83°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 20 | 52° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41° / 65°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 37° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near Smithfield compared
6 get fewer, down to 64 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 Smithfield | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton, NC | 11 mi northwest | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Wendell, NC | 19 mi north | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Garner, NC | 19 mi northwest | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Knightdale, NC | 20 mi northwest | 70 | April to June | Raleigh-Durham International |
| Zebulon, NC | 21 mi north | 64 | April to June | Rocky Mount-Wilson Rgn Airport |
| Goldsboro, NC | 24 mi southeast | 75 | May | Seymour-Johnson Air Force Base Airport |
How Smithfield ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Smithfield (population 12,806, 78th largest) ranks 21st for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 55 miles east. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport (22.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.