When to paint a house exterior in Dublin, GA
When to paint in Dublin, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, at about 12 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 12May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 37° / 62°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 9 | 41° / 68°F |
| March | 5 | 4 | 14 | 47° / 74°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 20 | 52° / 80°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 15 | 60° / 86°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 6 | 68° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 94°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 65° / 89°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 20 | 54° / 82°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 45° / 72°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 40° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 62 days a year here.
Towns near Dublin compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Statesboro (91 a year, 68 miles east). 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. Warner Robins, Perry are read from the same station as Dublin, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Dublin | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vidalia, GA | 38 mi southeast | 81 | April to May | Bacon County Airport |
| Milledgeville, GA | 42 mi northwest | 61 | May | Middle Georgia Regional Airport |
| Warner Robins, GA | 42 mi west | 61 | May | same station |
| Perry, GA | 47 mi west | 61 | May | same station |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 48 mi northwest | 61 | May | Middle Georgia Regional Airport |
| Statesboro, GA | 68 mi east | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
How Dublin ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Dublin (population 16,233, 75th largest) ranks 97th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 94 miles northwest. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 62 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Robins Air Force Base Airport (39.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.