When to paint a house exterior in Flowery Branch, GA
When to paint in Flowery Branch, GA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 4Mar
- 9Apr
- 15May
- 12Jun
- 6Jul
- 11Aug
- 17Sep
- 12Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 55°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 37° / 60°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 68°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 18 | 49° / 75°F |
| May | 15 | 11 | 18 | 59° / 81°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 66° / 87°F |
| July | 6 | 4 | 6 | 70° / 90°F |
| August | 11 | 7 | 11 | 69° / 89°F |
| September | 17 | 15 | 17 | 64° / 85°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 21 | 53° / 76°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 16 | 43° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 38° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Flowery Branch compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Buford (100 a year, 5 miles southwest). 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. Braselton, Gainesville are read from the same station as Flowery Branch, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Flowery Branch | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buford, GA | 5 mi southwest | 100 | May to June | Gwinnett County-Briscoe Fd Airport |
| Braselton, GA | 7 mi southeast | 90 | May to June | same station |
| Sugar Hill, GA | 9 mi southwest | 100 | May to June | Gwinnett County-Briscoe Fd Airport |
| Gainesville, GA | 10 mi northeast | 90 | May to June | same station |
| Suwanee, GA | 12 mi southwest | 100 | May to June | Gwinnett County-Briscoe Fd Airport |
| Auburn, GA | 12 mi southeast | 100 | May to June | Gwinnett County-Briscoe Fd Airport |
How Flowery Branch ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Flowery Branch (population 12,292, 90th largest) ranks 43rd for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 52 miles south. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (8.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.