When to paint a house exterior in Spartanburg, SC
When to paint in Spartanburg, SC
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 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.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 14May
- 11Jun
- 3Jul
- 8Aug
- 14Sep
- 10Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 56°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 62°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 12 | 42° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 17 | 48° / 76°F |
| May | 14 | 8 | 18 | 57° / 82°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 11 | 65° / 89°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 69° / 92°F |
| August | 8 | 4 | 8 | 68° / 90°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 15 | 63° / 85°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 22 | 51° / 77°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 12 | 40° / 66°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 35° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Spartanburg compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Gaffney (99 a year, 17 miles northeast). 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. Greer is read from the same station as Spartanburg, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Spartanburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greer, SC | 17 mi west | 73 | May | same station |
| Gaffney, SC | 17 mi northeast | 99 | May to June | Shelby Municipal Airport |
| Fountain Inn, SC | 23 mi southwest | 82 | September to October | Greenville Downtown Airport |
| Simpsonville, SC | 24 mi southwest | 82 | September to October | Greenville Downtown Airport |
| Mauldin, SC | 24 mi southwest | 82 | September to October | Greenville Downtown Airport |
| Greenville, SC | 26 mi west | 82 | September to October | Greenville Downtown Airport |
How Spartanburg ranks in SC
Of 42 SC places with 10,000 people or more, Spartanburg (population 39,606, 13th largest) ranks 35th for painting days, 9 days below the state median of 82. The longest season in the state is Myrtle Beach, 122 days, 193 miles southeast. The shortest is Tega Cay at 68. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Greenville-Spartanburg International A (16.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.