When to paint a house exterior in Locust Grove, GA
When to paint in Locust Grove, GA
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 16Apr
- 22May
- 20Jun
- 15Jul
- 15Aug
- 19Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 37° / 55°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 14 | 42° / 62°F |
| March | 10 | 9 | 22 | 47° / 68°F |
| April | 16 | 16 | 26 | 52° / 74°F |
| May | 22 | 21 | 25 | 60° / 81°F |
| June | 20 | 20 | 20 | 67° / 87°F |
| July | 15 | 15 | 15 | 70° / 89°F |
| August | 15 | 15 | 15 | 69° / 88°F |
| September | 19 | 19 | 19 | 64° / 83°F |
| October | 16 | 13 | 24 | 54° / 75°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 19 | 45° / 65°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 12 | 41° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 77 days a year here.
Towns near Locust Grove compared
4 get fewer, down to 65 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. McDonough, Griffin are read from the same station as Locust Grove, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Locust Grove | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonough, GA | 7 mi north | 144 | April to October | same station |
| Griffin, GA | 12 mi southwest | 144 | April to October | same station |
| Lovejoy, GA | 14 mi northwest | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| Stockbridge, GA | 15 mi northwest | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| Fayetteville, GA | 23 mi west | 65 | May | Pchtre Cty-Falcon Field Airport |
| Conyers, GA | 23 mi north | 74 | May | Monroe Walton County |
How Locust Grove ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Locust Grove (population 11,749, 92nd largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 63 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 7 miles north. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 77 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Griffin Spalding County Airport (12.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.