When to paint a house exterior in Augusta-Richmond County, GA
When to paint in Augusta-Richmond County, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 6Mar
- 8Apr
- 11May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 12Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35° / 63°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 8 | 39° / 69°F |
| March | 6 | 5 | 14 | 44° / 75°F |
| April | 8 | 7 | 19 | 49° / 80°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 15 | 58° / 87°F |
| June | 4 | 4 | 4 | 66° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 71° / 95°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 70° / 93°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 9 | 64° / 90°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 21 | 53° / 82°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 12 | 42° / 71°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 38° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Augusta-Richmond County compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grovetown (94 a year, 10 miles northwest). 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 Augusta-Richmond County | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grovetown, GA | 10 mi northwest | 94 | April to May | Daniel Field Airport |
| North Augusta, SC | 13 mi northeast | 94 | April to May | Daniel Field Airport |
| Aiken, SC | 23 mi northeast | 92 | September to October | Aiken Municipal Airport |
| Greenwood, SC | 58 mi north | 73 | May | Greenwood County Airport |
| Lexington, SC | 65 mi northeast | 71 | October | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| Statesboro, GA | 66 mi south | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
How Augusta-Richmond County ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Augusta-Richmond County (population 201,737, 3rd largest) ranks 98th for painting days, 23 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 120 miles west. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Augusta Regional At Bush Fiel (6.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.