When to paint a house exterior in Jefferson, GA
When to paint in Jefferson, 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 13 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
- 2Feb
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 12May
- 12Jun
- 7Jul
- 8Aug
- 13Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 35° / 54°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 40° / 60°F |
| March | 5 | 3 | 13 | 45° / 67°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 19 | 49° / 73°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 16 | 59° / 80°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 66° / 86°F |
| July | 7 | 3 | 7 | 69° / 89°F |
| August | 8 | 5 | 8 | 68° / 88°F |
| September | 13 | 12 | 14 | 64° / 84°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 20 | 53° / 75°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 12 | 43° / 63°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 38° / 57°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Jefferson compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Winder (100 a year, 12 miles southwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 67 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.
| Place | From Jefferson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winder, GA | 12 mi southwest | 100 | May to June | Gwinnett County-Briscoe Fd Airport |
| Braselton, GA | 12 mi west | 90 | May to June | Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport |
| Auburn, GA | 16 mi southwest | 100 | May to June | Gwinnett County-Briscoe Fd Airport |
| Gainesville, GA | 17 mi northwest | 90 | May to June | Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport |
| Flowery Branch, GA | 18 mi west | 90 | May to June | Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 19 mi southeast | 67 | May | Athens/Ben Epps Airport |
How Jefferson ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Jefferson (population 16,459, 73rd largest) ranks 52nd for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 57 miles southwest. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jackson County Airport (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.