When to paint a house exterior in Madison, AL
When to paint in Madison, AL
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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 12May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 6Aug
- 9Sep
- 10Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 56°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 5 | 37° / 61°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 11 | 43° / 69°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 17 | 49° / 76°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 16 | 59° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 6 | 67° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 11 | 64° / 89°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 21 | 52° / 79°F |
| November | 4 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 68°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 38° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Madison compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Scottsboro (149 a year, 41 miles east). 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. Cullman is read from the same station as Madison, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Madison | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 5 mi east | 92 | May to June | Redstone Army Airfield |
| Athens, AL | 12 mi northwest | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Decatur, AL | 16 mi southwest | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Hartselle, AL | 21 mi southwest | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Cullman, AL | 37 mi south | 64 | May | same station |
| Scottsboro, AL | 41 mi east | 149 | April to October | The Albertville Municipal Airport-Tho |
How Madison ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Madison (population 64,029, 9th largest) ranks 64th for painting days, 28 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 44 miles southeast. 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 Huntsville International/C.T.Jones Fie (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.