When to paint a house exterior in Ozark, AL
When to paint in Ozark, AL
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 17 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 5Feb
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 15May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 17Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 40° / 62°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 10 | 46° / 68°F |
| March | 9 | 9 | 18 | 51° / 74°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 20 | 55° / 79°F |
| May | 15 | 12 | 16 | 62° / 86°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 6 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 68° / 88°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 22 | 58° / 82°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 18 | 49° / 72°F |
| December | 3 | 1 | 8 | 45° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Ozark compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Enterprise (96 a year, 15 miles southwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 79 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.
| Place | From Ozark | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise, AL | 15 mi southwest | 96 | April to May | Shell Ahp |
| Dothan, AL | 21 mi southeast | 85 | April to May | Dothan Regional Airport |
| Troy, AL | 31 mi northwest | 85 | April to May | Troy Municipal Airport |
| Eufaula, AL | 43 mi northeast | 79 | May | Weedon Field Airport |
| Pike Road, AL | 63 mi northwest | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
| Montgomery, AL | 72 mi northwest | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
How Ozark ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Ozark (population 14,368, 53rd largest) ranks 39th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 197 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hanchey Army Heliport (Fort R (7.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.