When to paint a house exterior in Albany, GA
When to paint in Albany, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 10May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39° / 66°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 12 | 44° / 72°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49° / 77°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 82°F |
| May | 10 | 9 | 12 | 63° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 70° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 21 | 58° / 85°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 19 | 48° / 75°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 43° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Albany compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tifton (121 a year, 39 miles east). 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. Americus, Moultrie are read from the same station as Albany, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Albany | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americus, GA | 34 mi north | 74 | April | same station |
| Moultrie, GA | 36 mi southeast | 74 | April | same station |
| Tifton, GA | 39 mi east | 121 | March to May | Fitzgerald Municipal Airport |
| Cairo, GA | 48 mi south | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Bainbridge, GA | 52 mi southwest | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Thomasville, GA | 52 mi south | 74 | October | Tallahassee Regional Airport |
How Albany ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Albany (population 66,705, 14th largest) ranks 75th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 129 miles north. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sw Georgia Regional Airport (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.