When to paint a house exterior in Springfield, TN
When to paint in Springfield, TN
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 22May
- 19Jun
- 13Jul
- 16Aug
- 18Sep
- 15Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 31° / 49°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 11 | 36° / 56°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 20 | 42° / 63°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 26 | 48° / 72°F |
| May | 22 | 22 | 25 | 60° / 81°F |
| June | 19 | 18 | 19 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 13 | 11 | 13 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 16 | 16 | 16 | 69° / 88°F |
| September | 18 | 18 | 20 | 63° / 84°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 26 | 52° / 74°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 17 | 39° / 61°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 36° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 74 days a year here.
Towns near Springfield 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. White House, Goodlettsville, Nashville-Davidson are read from the same station as Springfield, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Springfield | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White House, TN | 11 mi east | 134 | April to October | same station |
| Goodlettsville, TN | 15 mi southeast | 134 | April to October | same station |
| Hendersonville, TN | 20 mi southeast | 65 | April to June | Nashville International Airport |
| Portland, TN | 20 mi east | 85 | May to June | Bow Grn-Warren County. Rgnl Airport |
| Nashville-Davidson, TN | 23 mi south | 134 | April to October | same station |
| Franklin, KY | 23 mi northeast | 85 | May to June | Bow Grn-Warren County. Rgnl Airport |
How Springfield ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Springfield (population 19,842, 33rd largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 44 days above the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 100 miles southeast. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 74 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from John C Tune (21.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.