When to paint a house exterior in Birmingham, AL
When to paint in Birmingham, 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, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 7Mar
- 10Apr
- 17May
- 9Jun
- 5Jul
- 6Aug
- 13Sep
- 17Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 57°F |
| February | 4 | 2 | 9 | 42° / 63°F |
| March | 7 | 7 | 15 | 48° / 70°F |
| April | 10 | 8 | 18 | 53° / 76°F |
| May | 17 | 13 | 19 | 63° / 84°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 9 | 70° / 89°F |
| July | 5 | 2 | 5 | 73° / 92°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 72° / 91°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 67° / 87°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 23 | 57° / 79°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 17 | 46° / 67°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 9 | 42° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Birmingham compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Birmingham's 99 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Mountain Brook, Homewood, Vestavia Hills, Irondale, Gardendale, Center Point are read from the same station as Birmingham, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Birmingham | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Brook, AL | 4 mi southeast | 99 | September to October | same station |
| Homewood, AL | 5 mi south | 99 | September to October | same station |
| Vestavia Hills, AL | 6 mi southeast | 99 | September to October | same station |
| Irondale, AL | 8 mi east | 99 | September to October | same station |
| Gardendale, AL | 10 mi north | 99 | September to October | same station |
| Center Point, AL | 10 mi northeast | 99 | September to October | same station |
How Birmingham ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Birmingham (population 196,357, 3rd largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 61 miles northeast. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Birmingham International Airport (4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.