When to paint a house exterior in Newnan, GA
When to paint in Newnan, 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 14 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, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 14May
- 9Jun
- 2Jul
- 6Aug
- 11Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 33° / 59°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 5 | 38° / 65°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 12 | 43° / 72°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 17 | 48° / 78°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 18 | 58° / 84°F |
| June | 9 | 9 | 9 | 65° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 70° / 92°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 91°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 13 | 63° / 87°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 20 | 51° / 79°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 41° / 69°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 37° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Newnan compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fairburn (95 a year, 16 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. Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Carrollton are read from the same station as Newnan, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Newnan | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peachtree City, GA | 12 mi east | 65 | May | same station |
| Fairburn, GA | 16 mi northeast | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| Fayetteville, GA | 18 mi east | 65 | May | same station |
| Union City, GA | 19 mi northeast | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| South Fulton, GA | 21 mi northeast | 95 | September to October | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In |
| Carrollton, GA | 23 mi northwest | 65 | May | same station |
How Newnan ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Newnan (population 45,548, 22nd largest) ranks 88th for painting days, 16 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 37 miles east. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Pchtre Cty-Falcon Field Airport (12.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.