When to paint a house exterior in Decatur, GA
When to paint in Decatur, 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 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
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 14May
- 9Jun
- 5Jul
- 8Aug
- 13Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 56°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 5 | 38° / 62°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 12 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 18 | 48° / 75°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 17 | 58° / 83°F |
| June | 9 | 8 | 9 | 66° / 89°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 70° / 92°F |
| August | 8 | 4 | 8 | 69° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 14 | 63° / 86°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 21 | 51° / 77°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 41° / 67°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 37° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Decatur compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Decatur's 74 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Clarkston, Brookhaven, Tucker, Chamblee, Doraville are read from the same station as Decatur, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Decatur | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarkston, GA | 4 mi northeast | 74 | May | same station |
| Brookhaven, GA | 7 mi north | 74 | May | same station |
| Atlanta, GA | 7 mi west | 73 | May | Fulton County-Brown Field Airport |
| Tucker, GA | 7 mi northeast | 74 | May | same station |
| Chamblee, GA | 8 mi north | 74 | May | same station |
| Doraville, GA | 10 mi north | 74 | May | same station |
How Decatur ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Decatur (population 24,482, 48th largest) ranks 70th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 24 miles south. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (7.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.