When to paint a house exterior in Alexander City, AL
When to paint in Alexander City, AL
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, at about 15 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, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 15May
- 10Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 11Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 35° / 59°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 3 | 39° / 65°F |
| March | 3 | 1 | 10 | 44° / 71°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 16 | 48° / 77°F |
| May | 15 | 13 | 19 | 58° / 83°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 10 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 4 | 1 | 4 | 70° / 90°F |
| August | 5 | 2 | 5 | 70° / 90°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 12 | 65° / 87°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 19 | 53° / 79°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 42° / 69°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 39° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Alexander City compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Auburn (108 a year, 34 miles southeast). 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 Alexander City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylacauga, AL | 27 mi northwest | 69 | May | Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal |
| Auburn, AL | 34 mi southeast | 108 | April to June | Abrn-Oplka R G Pitts Airport |
| Talladega, AL | 37 mi north | 92 | September to October | Anniston Metropolitan Airport |
| Opelika, AL | 37 mi southeast | 108 | April to June | Abrn-Oplka R G Pitts Airport |
| Millbrook, AL | 38 mi southwest | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
| Montgomery, AL | 44 mi southwest | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
How Alexander City ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Alexander City (population 14,439, 52nd largest) ranks 63rd for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 94 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Thomas C Russell Field Airport (1.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.