When to paint a house exterior in Gulf Shores, AL
When to paint in Gulf Shores, 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 Gulf Shores compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Pensacola (117 a year, 33 miles east); 3 get fewer, down to 95 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, Fairhope are read from the same station as Gulf Shores, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Gulf Shores | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foley, AL | 9 mi north | 112 | April to June | same station |
| Fairhope, AL | 20 mi northwest | 112 | April to June | same station |
| Daphne, AL | 26 mi northwest | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Spanish Fort, AL | 32 mi north | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Pensacola, FL | 33 mi east | 117 | April to May | Pensacola Regional Airport |
| Mobile, AL | 36 mi northwest | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
How Gulf Shores ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Gulf Shores (population 17,431, 37th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 289 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 (12.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.