When to paint a house exterior in Smyrna, TN
When to paint in Smyrna, TN
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 13May
- 11Jun
- 6Jul
- 12Aug
- 14Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 30° / 51°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35° / 57°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 10 | 41° / 65°F |
| April | 6 | 4 | 17 | 48° / 73°F |
| May | 13 | 12 | 18 | 58° / 81°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 11 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| August | 12 | 12 | 12 | 68° / 89°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 15 | 62° / 85°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 20 | 50° / 76°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 10 | 39° / 63°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 35° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Smyrna compared
3 get fewer, down to 65 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. La Vergne, Nolensville, Murfreesboro are read from the same station as Smyrna, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Smyrna | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vergne, TN | 4 mi northwest | 79 | May | same station |
| Nolensville, TN | 8 mi west | 79 | May | same station |
| Murfreesboro, TN | 10 mi southeast | 79 | May | same station |
| Brentwood, TN | 14 mi west | 65 | April to June | Nashville International Airport |
| Mount Juliet, TN | 16 mi north | 65 | April to June | Nashville International Airport |
| Franklin, TN | 18 mi west | 65 | April to June | Nashville International Airport |
How Smyrna ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Smyrna (population 60,302, 11th largest) ranks 36th for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 59 miles southeast. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Smyrna 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+.