When to paint a house exterior in Kingsland, GA
When to paint in Kingsland, GA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 4Jan
- 6Feb
- 11Mar
- 15Apr
- 14May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 16Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 69°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 16 | 46° / 74°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 19 | 51° / 79°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 21 | 56° / 83°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 16 | 63° / 88°F |
| June | 5 | 5 | 5 | 70° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 8 | 6 | 8 | 70° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 14 | 19 | 62° / 84°F |
| November | 7 | 5 | 16 | 53° / 77°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 47° / 72°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Kingsland compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fernandina Beach (132 a year, 24 miles southeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 81 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. St. Marys is read from the same station as Kingsland, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Kingsland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Marys, GA | 14 mi southeast | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Fernandina Beach, FL | 24 mi southeast | 132 | March to May | Mayport Naf |
| Brunswick, GA | 28 mi northeast | 122 | March to May | Malcolm Mc Kinnon Airport |
| Jacksonville, FL | 36 mi south | 119 | March to May | Jacksonville Naval Air Station |
| Waycross, GA | 42 mi northwest | 81 | April to May | Bacon County Airport |
| Atlantic Beach, FL | 42 mi southeast | 132 | March to May | Mayport Naf |
How Kingsland ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Kingsland (population 20,789, 53rd largest) ranks 39th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 226 miles northwest. 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 Jacksonville International Airport (24.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.