When to paint a house exterior in Mobile, AL
When to paint in Mobile, AL
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 19 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 15Apr
- 18May
- 7Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 19Oct
- 9Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 43° / 63°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 9 | 49° / 68°F |
| March | 8 | 6 | 14 | 55° / 74°F |
| April | 15 | 12 | 17 | 60° / 78°F |
| May | 18 | 14 | 19 | 67° / 85°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 74° / 90°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 92°F |
| August | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 76° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 72° / 89°F |
| October | 19 | 18 | 21 | 63° / 83°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 17 | 53° / 73°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 11 | 49° / 67°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Mobile compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fairhope (112 a year, 17 miles southeast); 3 get fewer, down to 78 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. Daphne, Spanish Fort are read from the same station as Mobile, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Mobile | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prichard, AL | 7 mi north | 78 | May | Mobile Regional Airport |
| Saraland, AL | 13 mi north | 78 | May | Mobile Regional Airport |
| Daphne, AL | 14 mi east | 95 | April to May | same station |
| Spanish Fort, AL | 15 mi east | 95 | April to May | same station |
| Fairhope, AL | 17 mi southeast | 112 | April to June | Weeks Bay Reserve |
| Moss Point, MS | 30 mi southwest | 84 | April to May | Trent Lott International Airport |
How Mobile ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Mobile (population 201,367, 2nd largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 272 miles northeast. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mobile Downtown Airport (3.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.