When to paint a house exterior in North Augusta, SC
When to paint in North Augusta, SC
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, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 16Apr
- 14May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 19Oct
- 7Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 11 | 39° / 62°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 14 | 43° / 67°F |
| March | 10 | 8 | 19 | 49° / 74°F |
| April | 16 | 15 | 21 | 55° / 80°F |
| May | 14 | 12 | 15 | 64° / 87°F |
| June | 5 | 5 | 5 | 71° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 95°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 10 | 68° / 89°F |
| October | 19 | 19 | 23 | 58° / 81°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 20 | 48° / 71°F |
| December | 4 | 3 | 13 | 43° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near North Augusta compared
4 get fewer, down to 58 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. Grovetown is read from the same station as North Augusta, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From North Augusta | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA | 13 mi southwest | 58 | April to May | Augusta Regional At Bush Fiel |
| Aiken, SC | 13 mi east | 92 | September to October | Aiken Municipal Airport |
| Grovetown, GA | 15 mi west | 94 | April to May | same station |
| Greenwood, SC | 48 mi north | 73 | May | Greenwood County Airport |
| Lexington, SC | 53 mi northeast | 71 | October | Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
| Newberry, SC | 56 mi north | 73 | May | Greenwood County Airport |
How North Augusta ranks in SC
Of 42 SC places with 10,000 people or more, North Augusta (population 26,395, 23rd largest) ranks 13th for painting days, 13 days above the state median of 82. The longest season in the state is Myrtle Beach, 122 days, 177 miles east. The shortest is Tega Cay at 68. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Daniel Field Airport (6.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.