When to paint a house exterior in Douglas, GA
When to paint in Douglas, GA
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 16 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.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 13May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 16Oct
- 7Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 66°F |
| February | 6 | 4 | 13 | 44° / 71°F |
| March | 9 | 9 | 18 | 48° / 77°F |
| April | 13 | 10 | 21 | 53° / 81°F |
| May | 13 | 11 | 15 | 61° / 88°F |
| June | 4 | 4 | 4 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72° / 93°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 67° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 22 | 57° / 83°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 19 | 48° / 74°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 43° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Douglas compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tifton (121 a year, 39 miles west); 2 get fewer, down to 74 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. Waycross, Vidalia are read from the same station as Douglas, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Douglas | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waycross, GA | 36 mi southeast | 81 | April to May | same station |
| Tifton, GA | 39 mi west | 121 | March to May | Fitzgerald Municipal Airport |
| Valdosta, GA | 52 mi southwest | 78 | October | Valdosta Regional Airport |
| Vidalia, GA | 56 mi northeast | 81 | April to May | same station |
| Jesup, GA | 57 mi east | 80 | May | Wright Army Airfield Airport |
| Moultrie, GA | 60 mi west | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
How Douglas ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Douglas (population 11,828, 91st largest) ranks 50th for painting days, right at the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 153 miles northwest. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Bacon County Airport (20.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.