When to paint a house exterior in Dalton, GA
When to paint in Dalton, 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 May, at about 13 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
- 2Feb
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 8Jun
- 2Jul
- 7Aug
- 13Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 55°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 61°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 12 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 4 | 17 | 49° / 76°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 17 | 59° / 84°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 67° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 70° / 91°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 64° / 88°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 41° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 37° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Dalton compared
1 gets fewer, down to 56 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. Fort Oglethorpe, Collegedale, East Ridge, Chattanooga, Cleveland are read from the same station as Dalton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Dalton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun, GA | 19 mi south | 56 | May to June | Richard B Russell Airport |
| Fort Oglethorpe, GA | 19 mi northwest | 68 | May | same station |
| Collegedale, TN | 20 mi north | 68 | May | same station |
| East Ridge, TN | 21 mi northwest | 68 | May | same station |
| Chattanooga, TN | 26 mi northwest | 68 | May | same station |
| Cleveland, TN | 29 mi north | 68 | May | same station |
How Dalton ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Dalton (population 34,970, 36th largest) ranks 85th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 103 miles southeast. 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 Lovell Field Airport (22.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.