When to paint a house exterior in Daphne, AL
When to paint in Daphne, AL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 15Apr
- 18May
- 7Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 19Oct
- 9Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 43° / 63°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 9 | 49° / 68°F |
| March | 8 | 6 | 14 | 55° / 74°F |
| April | 15 | 12 | 17 | 60° / 78°F |
| May | 18 | 14 | 19 | 67° / 85°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 74° / 90°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 92°F |
| August | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 76° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72° / 89°F |
| October | 19 | 18 | 21 | 63° / 83°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 17 | 53° / 73°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 11 | 49° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Daphne compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fairhope (112 a year, 7 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 78 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. Spanish Fort, Mobile are read from the same station as Daphne, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Daphne | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Fort, AL | 7 mi north | 95 | April to May | same station |
| Fairhope, AL | 7 mi south | 112 | April to June | Weeks Bay Reserve |
| Mobile, AL | 14 mi west | 95 | April to May | same station |
| Prichard, AL | 18 mi northwest | 78 | May | Mobile Regional Airport |
| Foley, AL | 20 mi southeast | 112 | April to June | Weeks Bay Reserve |
| Saraland, AL | 21 mi northwest | 78 | May | Mobile Regional Airport |
How Daphne ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Daphne (population 30,751, 20th largest) ranks 27th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 270 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mobile Downtown Airport (11.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.