When to paint a house exterior in Dothan, AL
When to paint in Dothan, 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 15 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 6Feb
- 10Mar
- 14Apr
- 14May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 15Oct
- 7Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 9 | 40° / 64°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 13 | 45° / 70°F |
| March | 10 | 10 | 19 | 50° / 76°F |
| April | 14 | 11 | 21 | 55° / 81°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 15 | 63° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 71° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 93°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 93°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 68° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 21 | 58° / 84°F |
| November | 7 | 6 | 19 | 48° / 74°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 11 | 44° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Dothan compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Panama City (135 a year, 69 miles south); 1 gets fewer, down to 79 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.
| Place | From Dothan | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark, AL | 21 mi northwest | 88 | April to May | Hanchey Army Heliport (Fort R |
| Enterprise, AL | 27 mi west | 96 | April to May | Shell Ahp |
| Eufaula, AL | 49 mi north | 79 | May | Weedon Field Airport |
| Troy, AL | 51 mi northwest | 85 | April to May | Troy Municipal Airport |
| Bainbridge, GA | 54 mi southeast | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Panama City, FL | 69 mi south | 135 | April to June | Tyndall Air Force Base Airport |
How Dothan ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Dothan (population 71,650, 8th largest) ranks 45th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 214 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne 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 Dothan Regional Airport (6.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.