When to paint a house exterior in Opelika, AL
When to paint in Opelika, AL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to June, with 5 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past June 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
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 18May
- 12Jun
- 6Jul
- 7Aug
- 13Sep
- 16Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 9 | 38° / 58°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 11 | 44° / 65°F |
| March | 9 | 7 | 16 | 49° / 70°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 76°F |
| May | 18 | 14 | 19 | 62° / 82°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 69° / 88°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 6 | 72° / 90°F |
| August | 7 | 3 | 7 | 71° / 89°F |
| September | 13 | 11 | 13 | 67° / 85°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 22 | 57° / 78°F |
| November | 6 | 5 | 17 | 47° / 68°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 11 | 43° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Opelika compared
4 get fewer, down to 65 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. Auburn, Valley are read from the same station as Opelika, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Opelika | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn, AL | 8 mi southwest | 108 | April to June | same station |
| Valley, AL | 15 mi northeast | 108 | April to June | same station |
| Phenix City, AL | 25 mi southeast | 78 | May | Columbus Metro Airport |
| Columbus, GA | 31 mi east | 78 | May | Columbus Metro Airport |
| LaGrange, GA | 32 mi northeast | 65 | May | Pchtre Cty-Falcon Field Airport |
| Alexander City, AL | 37 mi northwest | 66 | May | Thomas C Russell Field Airport |
How Opelika ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Opelika (population 35,005, 15th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 17 days above the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 121 miles northwest. The shortest is Fort Payne 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 Abrn-Oplka R G Pitts Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.