When to paint a house exterior in Chelsea, AL
When to paint in Chelsea, 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 12Apr
- 17May
- 10Jun
- 5Jul
- 6Aug
- 14Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38° / 57°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 8 | 43° / 64°F |
| March | 7 | 5 | 15 | 49° / 70°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 18 | 54° / 76°F |
| May | 17 | 14 | 18 | 62° / 83°F |
| June | 10 | 8 | 10 | 69° / 89°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 6 | 3 | 6 | 72° / 91°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 14 | 67° / 87°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 22 | 56° / 79°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 16 | 46° / 68°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 42° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Chelsea compared
1 gets fewer, down to 90 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. Pelham, Alabaster, Calera are read from the same station as Chelsea, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Chelsea | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelham, AL | 6 mi west | 97 | September to October | same station |
| Hoover, AL | 11 mi northwest | 90 | September to October | Bessemer Aiport |
| Vestavia Hills, AL | 12 mi northwest | 99 | September to October | Birmingham International Airport |
| Alabaster, AL | 13 mi southwest | 97 | September to October | same station |
| Mountain Brook, AL | 14 mi northwest | 99 | September to October | Birmingham International Airport |
| Calera, AL | 14 mi southwest | 97 | September to October | same station |
How Chelsea ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Chelsea (population 17,293, 40th largest) ranks 24th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 70 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Shelby County Airport (12.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.