When to paint a house exterior in Southern Pines, NC
When to paint in Southern Pines, NC
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 12 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.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 12May
- 11Jun
- 4Jul
- 9Aug
- 12Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 57°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 35° / 62°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 11 | 42° / 68°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 18 | 49° / 77°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 16 | 58° / 83°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 11 | 65° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 70° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 6 | 9 | 68° / 90°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 14 | 62° / 86°F |
| October | 8 | 7 | 20 | 50° / 77°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 38° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Southern Pines compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Sanford (76 a year, 24 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 69 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. Pinehurst is read from the same station as Southern Pines, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Southern Pines | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinehurst, NC | 4 mi west | 73 | May | same station |
| Spring Lake, NC | 23 mi east | 70 | April to June | Pope Air Force Base Airport |
| Sanford, NC | 24 mi northeast | 76 | June | Sanford-Lee County Rgnl Airport |
| Fayetteville, NC | 25 mi east | 69 | April to June | Simmons Army Airfield Airport |
| Hope Mills, NC | 29 mi southeast | 72 | October | Fayett Rgnl/Grannis Field Airport |
| Laurinburg, NC | 30 mi south | 69 | October | Laurinburg-Maxton Airport |
How Southern Pines ranks in NC
Of 91 NC places with 10,000 people or more, Southern Pines (population 16,987, 65th largest) ranks 65th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 77. The longest season in the state is Greenville, 123 days, 117 miles east. The shortest is Boone at 50. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Moore County Airport (3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.