When to paint a house exterior in Alabaster, AL
When to paint in Alabaster, AL
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 17 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 12Apr
- 17May
- 10Jun
- 5Jul
- 6Aug
- 14Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38° / 57°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 8 | 43° / 64°F |
| March | 7 | 5 | 15 | 49° / 70°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 18 | 54° / 76°F |
| May | 17 | 14 | 18 | 62° / 83°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 10 | 69° / 89°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 6 | 3 | 6 | 72° / 91°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 14 | 67° / 87°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 22 | 56° / 79°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 16 | 46° / 68°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 42° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Alabaster compared
3 get fewer, down to 90 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. Calera, Pelham, Chelsea are read from the same station as Alabaster, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Alabaster | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helena, AL | 6 mi northwest | 90 | September to October | Bessemer Aiport |
| Calera, AL | 8 mi southeast | 97 | September to October | same station |
| Pelham, AL | 9 mi northeast | 97 | September to October | same station |
| Hoover, AL | 11 mi north | 90 | September to October | Bessemer Aiport |
| Chelsea, AL | 13 mi northeast | 97 | September to October | same station |
| Bessemer, AL | 14 mi northwest | 90 | September to October | Bessemer Aiport |
How Alabaster ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Alabaster (population 34,460, 16th largest) ranks 21st for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 81 miles northeast. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Shelby County Airport (3.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.