When to paint a house exterior in Somerset, KY
When to paint in Somerset, KY
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to July, with 2 good months a year. The best month is June, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to July, call for quotes in April or earlier; a job pushed past July is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 10May
- 13Jun
- 13Jul
- 11Aug
- 10Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 24° / 48°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28° / 54°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 7 | 34° / 64°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 11 | 42° / 72°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 18 | 52° / 79°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 15 | 59° / 86°F |
| July | 13 | 7 | 13 | 65° / 89°F |
| August | 11 | 7 | 12 | 61° / 86°F |
| September | 10 | 7 | 15 | 56° / 84°F |
| October | 6 | 4 | 16 | 44° / 74°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 62°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Somerset compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Campbellsville (145 a year, 45 miles northwest). 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 Somerset | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berea, KY | 39 mi northeast | 136 | April to September | Madison Airport |
| Danville, KY | 39 mi north | 136 | April to September | Madison Airport |
| Campbellsville, KY | 45 mi northwest | 145 | May to September | Campbellville / Taylor County |
| Richmond, KY | 47 mi north | 136 | April to September | Madison Airport |
| Nicholasville, KY | 56 mi north | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
| Lexington-Fayette urban county, KY | 66 mi north | 74 | August | Blue Grass Airport |
How Somerset ranks in KY
Of 42 KY places with 10,000 people or more, Somerset (population 12,389, 34th largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 75. The longest season in the state is Campbellsville, 145 days, 45 miles northwest. The shortest is Glasgow at 58. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Wayne County Airport (21.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.