When to paint a house exterior in Muscle Shoals, AL
When to paint in Muscle Shoals, AL
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 13 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, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 7Aug
- 11Sep
- 13Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35° / 54°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39° / 60°F |
| March | 6 | 5 | 13 | 46° / 68°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 18 | 52° / 75°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 16 | 61° / 83°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 68° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 70° / 91°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 12 | 65° / 88°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 21 | 54° / 78°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 14 | 43° / 66°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 40° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Muscle Shoals compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Lawrenceburg (111 a year, 39 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. Florence, Russellville are read from the same station as Muscle Shoals, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Muscle Shoals | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florence, AL | 6 mi north | 79 | May | same station |
| Russellville, AL | 17 mi south | 79 | May | same station |
| Decatur, AL | 38 mi east | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Athens, AL | 39 mi east | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 39 mi northeast | 111 | April to June | Maury County Airport |
| Hartselle, AL | 45 mi southeast | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
How Muscle Shoals ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Muscle Shoals (population 17,409, 38th largest) ranks 50th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 88 miles east. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from North West Alabama Regional A (1.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.