When to paint a house exterior in Macon-Bibb County, GA
When to paint in Macon-Bibb County, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, at about 12 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 5Mar
- 8Apr
- 12May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 11Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 63°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 8 | 40° / 68°F |
| March | 5 | 5 | 14 | 45° / 75°F |
| April | 8 | 7 | 19 | 50° / 80°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 16 | 59° / 87°F |
| June | 5 | 4 | 5 | 67° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 71° / 95°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 70° / 93°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 64° / 90°F |
| October | 11 | 10 | 21 | 53° / 83°F |
| November | 4 | 3 | 14 | 43° / 72°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Macon-Bibb County compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Locust Grove (144 a year, 44 miles northwest). 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. Milledgeville is read from the same station as Macon-Bibb County, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Macon-Bibb County | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Robins, GA | 15 mi south | 61 | May | Robins Air Force Base Airport |
| Perry, GA | 23 mi south | 61 | May | Robins Air Force Base Airport |
| Milledgeville, GA | 33 mi northeast | 61 | May | same station |
| Locust Grove, GA | 44 mi northwest | 144 | April to October | Griffin Spalding County Airport |
| Griffin, GA | 45 mi northwest | 144 | April to October | Griffin Spalding County Airport |
| Dublin, GA | 48 mi southeast | 61 | May | Robins Air Force Base Airport |
How Macon-Bibb County ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Macon-Bibb County (population 157,056, 4th largest) ranks 93rd for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 51 miles northwest. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Middle Georgia Regional Airport (8.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.