When to paint a house exterior in Fayetteville, GA
When to paint in Fayetteville, 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 14 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 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 14May
- 9Jun
- 2Jul
- 6Aug
- 11Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 33° / 59°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 5 | 38° / 65°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 12 | 43° / 72°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 17 | 48° / 78°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 18 | 58° / 84°F |
| June | 9 | 9 | 9 | 65° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 70° / 92°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 91°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 13 | 63° / 87°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 20 | 51° / 79°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41° / 69°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 37° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Fayetteville compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Riverdale (95 a year, 9 miles northeast). 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. Peachtree City is read from the same station as Fayetteville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fayetteville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree City, GA | 7 mi southwest | 65 | May | same station |
| Riverdale, GA | 9 mi northeast | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| Lovejoy, GA | 9 mi east | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| Fairburn, GA | 9 mi northwest | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| Union City, GA | 11 mi northwest | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| College Park, GA | 13 mi north | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
How Fayetteville ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Fayetteville (population 20,419, 55th largest) ranks 92nd for painting days, 16 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 19 miles east. The shortest is Cedartown 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 Pchtre Cty-Falcon Field Airport (8.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.