When to paint a house exterior in Moultrie, GA
When to paint in Moultrie, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 10May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 15Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39° / 66°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 12 | 44° / 72°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49° / 77°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 82°F |
| May | 10 | 9 | 12 | 63° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 70° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 21 | 58° / 85°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 19 | 48° / 75°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 43° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Moultrie compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tifton (121 a year, 25 miles northeast). 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. Albany is read from the same station as Moultrie, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Moultrie | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tifton, GA | 25 mi northeast | 121 | March to May | Fitzgerald Municipal Airport |
| Thomasville, GA | 26 mi southwest | 74 | October | Tallahassee Regional Airport |
| Cairo, GA | 32 mi southwest | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Albany, GA | 36 mi northwest | 74 | April | same station |
| Valdosta, GA | 38 mi southeast | 78 | October | Valdosta Regional Airport |
| Bainbridge, GA | 50 mi west | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
How Moultrie ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Moultrie (population 14,756, 82nd largest) ranks 80th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 158 miles north. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sw Georgia Regional Airport (34.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.