When to paint a house exterior in Covington, GA
When to paint in Covington, 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 September, at about 14 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 14May
- 12Jun
- 6Jul
- 8Aug
- 14Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 34° / 54°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 40° / 62°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 12 | 44° / 68°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 17 | 49° / 74°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 17 | 59° / 81°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 12 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 6 | 2 | 6 | 70° / 90°F |
| August | 8 | 5 | 8 | 69° / 89°F |
| September | 14 | 11 | 15 | 63° / 84°F |
| October | 9 | 7 | 17 | 52° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 1 | 10 | 41° / 64°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 37° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Covington compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in McDonough (144 a year, 21 miles southwest). 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. Conyers, Monroe are read from the same station as Covington, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Covington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conyers, GA | 9 mi northwest | 74 | May | same station |
| Monroe, GA | 15 mi northeast | 74 | May | same station |
| Loganville, GA | 16 mi north | 100 | May to June | Gwinnett County-Briscoe Fd Airport |
| Stonecrest, GA | 18 mi west | 74 | May | Dekalb-Peachtree Airport |
| Snellville, GA | 20 mi northwest | 100 | May to June | Gwinnett County-Briscoe Fd Airport |
| McDonough, GA | 21 mi southwest | 144 | April to October | Griffin Spalding County Airport |
How Covington ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Covington (population 15,302, 79th largest) ranks 79th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 21 miles southwest. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Monroe Walton County (15.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.