When to paint a house exterior in Americus, GA
When to paint in Americus, 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 Americus compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Eufaula (79 a year, 56 miles west); 2 get fewer, down to 61 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. Albany is read from the same station as Americus, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Americus | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany, GA | 34 mi south | 74 | April | same station |
| Perry, GA | 40 mi northeast | 61 | May | Robins Air Force Base Airport |
| Columbus, GA | 49 mi northwest | 78 | May | Columbus Metro Airport |
| Warner Robins, GA | 49 mi northeast | 61 | May | Robins Air Force Base Airport |
| Phenix City, AL | 54 mi northwest | 78 | May | Columbus Metro Airport |
| Eufaula, AL | 56 mi west | 79 | May | Weedon Field Airport |
How Americus ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Americus (population 15,742, 77th largest) ranks 78th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 94 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 (37.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.