When to paint a house exterior in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
When to paint in Fort Oglethorpe, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 13 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 8Jun
- 2Jul
- 7Aug
- 13Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 32° / 55°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 61°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 12 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 4 | 17 | 49° / 76°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 17 | 59° / 84°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 67° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 70° / 91°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 64° / 88°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 21 | 52° / 78°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 41° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 37° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Fort Oglethorpe compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Fort Oglethorpe's 68 a year, so the season here is the regional season. East Ridge, Chattanooga, Red Bank, Collegedale, Dalton, Soddy-Daisy are read from the same station as Fort Oglethorpe, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fort Oglethorpe | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ridge, TN | 5 mi north | 68 | May | same station |
| Chattanooga, TN | 9 mi north | 68 | May | same station |
| Red Bank, TN | 13 mi north | 68 | May | same station |
| Collegedale, TN | 14 mi northeast | 68 | May | same station |
| Dalton, GA | 19 mi southeast | 68 | May | same station |
| Soddy-Daisy, TN | 23 mi north | 68 | May | same station |
How Fort Oglethorpe ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Fort Oglethorpe (population 10,614, 95th largest) ranks 86th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 121 miles southeast. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lovell Field Airport (7.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.