When to paint a house exterior in Cartersville, GA
When to paint in Cartersville, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to June, with 2 good months 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 to June, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 15May
- 12Jun
- 5Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 10Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 3 | 32° / 55°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 37° / 62°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 12 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48° / 76°F |
| May | 15 | 15 | 19 | 57° / 83°F |
| June | 12 | 12 | 12 | 65° / 88°F |
| July | 5 | 5 | 5 | 69° / 91°F |
| August | 6 | 6 | 6 | 69° / 90°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 13 | 63° / 87°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 20 | 52° / 77°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 12 | 41° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Cartersville compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Holly Springs (119 a year, 18 miles east). 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. Dallas is read from the same station as Cartersville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cartersville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acworth, GA | 10 mi southeast | 113 | August to October | Cobb County-Mc Collum Field Airport |
| Kennesaw, GA | 14 mi southeast | 113 | August to October | Cobb County-Mc Collum Field Airport |
| Woodstock, GA | 17 mi east | 113 | August to October | Cobb County-Mc Collum Field Airport |
| Dallas, GA | 17 mi south | 80 | May to June | same station |
| Holly Springs, GA | 18 mi east | 119 | May to October | Cherokee County Airport |
| Canton, GA | 19 mi east | 119 | May to October | Cherokee County Airport |
How Cartersville ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Cartersville (population 25,082, 46th largest) ranks 54th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 63 miles southeast. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cartersville Airport (3.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.