When to paint a house exterior in Oxford, AL
When to paint in Oxford, AL
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October 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
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 17May
- 11Jun
- 5Jul
- 7Aug
- 13Sep
- 14Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 36° / 57°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 6 | 41° / 63°F |
| March | 5 | 4 | 13 | 47° / 70°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 18 | 51° / 76°F |
| May | 17 | 13 | 19 | 60° / 83°F |
| June | 11 | 10 | 11 | 68° / 88°F |
| July | 5 | 2 | 5 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 70° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 14 | 65° / 87°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 22 | 54° / 78°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 15 | 44° / 67°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Oxford compared
2 get fewer, down to 71 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. Anniston, Jacksonville, Talladega, Pell City are read from the same station as Oxford, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Oxford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniston, AL | 6 mi northeast | 92 | September to October | same station |
| Jacksonville, AL | 16 mi northeast | 92 | September to October | same station |
| Talladega, AL | 18 mi southwest | 92 | September to October | same station |
| Pell City, AL | 23 mi west | 92 | September to October | same station |
| Rainbow City, AL | 26 mi northwest | 71 | May | Gadsden Municipal Airport |
| Gadsden, AL | 30 mi north | 71 | May | Gadsden Municipal Airport |
How Oxford ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Oxford (population 22,088, 30th largest) ranks 30th for painting days, right at the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 50 miles northwest. 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 Anniston Metropolitan Airport (1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.