When to paint a house exterior in Aiken, SC
When to paint in Aiken, SC
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July 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 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 6Mar
- 11Apr
- 16May
- 11Jun
- 4Jul
- 7Aug
- 15Sep
- 14Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35° / 57°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 64°F |
| March | 6 | 3 | 16 | 45° / 70°F |
| April | 11 | 10 | 22 | 50° / 76°F |
| May | 16 | 10 | 20 | 59° / 83°F |
| June | 11 | 6 | 11 | 67° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 1 | 4 | 71° / 92°F |
| August | 7 | 3 | 7 | 70° / 90°F |
| September | 15 | 12 | 15 | 64° / 86°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 24 | 53° / 77°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 16 | 44° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 64 days a year here.
Towns near Aiken compared
4 get fewer, down to 58 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.
| Place | From Aiken | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Augusta, SC | 13 mi west | 94 | April to May | Daniel Field Airport |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA | 23 mi southwest | 58 | April to May | Augusta Regional At Bush Fiel |
| Grovetown, GA | 28 mi west | 94 | April to May | Daniel Field Airport |
| Lexington, SC | 43 mi northeast | 71 | October | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| West Columbia, SC | 48 mi northeast | 71 | October | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| Cayce, SC | 49 mi northeast | 77 | October | Columbia Owens Downtown Airport |
How Aiken ranks in SC
Of 42 SC places with 10,000 people or more, Aiken (population 32,694, 17th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 82. The longest season in the state is Myrtle Beach, 122 days, 164 miles east. The shortest is Tega Cay at 68. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 64 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Aiken Municipal Airport (8.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.