When to paint a house exterior in Columbus, GA
When to paint in Columbus, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 7Mar
- 11Apr
- 14May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 15Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37° / 62°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 10 | 42° / 68°F |
| March | 7 | 6 | 17 | 47° / 74°F |
| April | 11 | 10 | 20 | 52° / 80°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 16 | 62° / 86°F |
| June | 5 | 4 | 5 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 10 | 68° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 13 | 22 | 56° / 82°F |
| November | 6 | 5 | 17 | 46° / 71°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 41° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Columbus compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Valley (108 a year, 27 miles northwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 65 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. Phenix City is read from the same station as Columbus, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Columbus | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix City, AL | 10 mi southwest | 78 | May | same station |
| Valley, AL | 27 mi northwest | 108 | April to June | Abrn-Oplka R G Pitts Airport |
| Opelika, AL | 31 mi west | 108 | April to June | Abrn-Oplka R G Pitts Airport |
| Auburn, AL | 36 mi west | 108 | April to June | Abrn-Oplka R G Pitts Airport |
| LaGrange, GA | 37 mi north | 65 | May | Pchtre Cty-Falcon Field Airport |
| Eufaula, AL | 45 mi south | 79 | May | Weedon Field Airport |
How Columbus ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Columbus (population 201,830, 2nd largest) ranks 57th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 77 miles northeast. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Columbus Metro 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+.