When to paint a house exterior in Eufaula, AL
When to paint in Eufaula, AL
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 6Feb
- 7Mar
- 12Apr
- 13May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 15Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 39° / 63°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 12 | 45° / 70°F |
| March | 7 | 6 | 16 | 49° / 75°F |
| April | 12 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 80°F |
| May | 13 | 13 | 14 | 62° / 87°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 93°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 67° / 89°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 22 | 56° / 82°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 17 | 48° / 72°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 44° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Eufaula compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Auburn (108 a year, 52 miles north). 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 Eufaula | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix City, AL | 38 mi north | 78 | May | Columbus Metro Airport |
| Ozark, AL | 43 mi southwest | 88 | April to May | Hanchey Army Heliport (Fort R |
| Columbus, GA | 45 mi north | 78 | May | Columbus Metro Airport |
| Troy, AL | 48 mi west | 85 | April to May | Troy Municipal Airport |
| Dothan, AL | 49 mi south | 85 | April to May | Dothan Regional Airport |
| Auburn, AL | 52 mi north | 108 | April to June | Abrn-Oplka R G Pitts Airport |
How Eufaula ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Eufaula (population 12,363, 58th largest) ranks 48th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 174 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Weedon Field Airport (3.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.