When to paint a house exterior in Fairhope, AL
When to paint in Fairhope, AL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to June, with 5 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past June 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, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 14Apr
- 20May
- 13Jun
- 6Jul
- 5Aug
- 12Sep
- 17Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 11 | 44° / 63°F |
| February | 4 | 2 | 11 | 50° / 68°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 17 | 55° / 73°F |
| April | 14 | 13 | 19 | 59° / 77°F |
| May | 20 | 17 | 21 | 67° / 83°F |
| June | 13 | 11 | 13 | 73° / 88°F |
| July | 6 | 4 | 6 | 76° / 90°F |
| August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 75° / 90°F |
| September | 12 | 10 | 12 | 70° / 87°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 20 | 62° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 5 | 17 | 52° / 72°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 9 | 50° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Fairhope compared
4 get fewer, down to 78 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. Foley, Gulf Shores are read from the same station as Fairhope, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fairhope | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daphne, AL | 7 mi north | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Spanish Fort, AL | 14 mi north | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Foley, AL | 15 mi southeast | 112 | April to June | same station |
| Mobile, AL | 17 mi northwest | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Gulf Shores, AL | 20 mi southeast | 112 | April to June | same station |
| Prichard, AL | 23 mi northwest | 78 | May | Mobile Regional Airport |
How Fairhope ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Fairhope (population 26,044, 25th largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 276 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Weeks Bay Reserve (7.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.