When to paint a house exterior in Cairo, GA
When to paint in Cairo, GA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 8Feb
- 14Mar
- 19Apr
- 15May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 7Sep
- 18Oct
- 10Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 1 | 14 | 42° / 64°F |
| February | 8 | 5 | 17 | 48° / 71°F |
| March | 14 | 9 | 23 | 52° / 76°F |
| April | 19 | 11 | 24 | 57° / 81°F |
| May | 15 | 12 | 16 | 65° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 93°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 7 | 69° / 90°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 23 | 59° / 84°F |
| November | 10 | 8 | 22 | 50° / 74°F |
| December | 3 | 1 | 13 | 46° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near Cairo compared
5 get fewer, down to 74 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. Bainbridge is read from the same station as Cairo, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cairo | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville, GA | 14 mi east | 74 | October | Tallahassee Regional Airport |
| Bainbridge, GA | 22 mi west | 104 | March to May | same station |
| Tallahassee, FL | 30 mi south | 74 | October | Tallahassee Regional Airport |
| Moultrie, GA | 32 mi northeast | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
| Albany, GA | 48 mi north | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
| Valdosta, GA | 55 mi east | 78 | October | Valdosta Regional Airport |
How Cairo ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Cairo (population 10,057, 101st largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 23 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 177 miles north. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport (26.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.