When to paint a house exterior in Perry, GA
When to paint in Perry, 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 12 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 5Mar
- 9Apr
- 12May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 37° / 62°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 9 | 41° / 68°F |
| March | 5 | 4 | 14 | 47° / 74°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 20 | 52° / 80°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 15 | 60° / 86°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 6 | 68° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 94°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 65° / 89°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 20 | 54° / 82°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 45° / 72°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 40° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 62 days a year here.
Towns near Perry compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Griffin (144 a year, 62 miles northwest). 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. Warner Robins, Dublin are read from the same station as Perry, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Perry | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Robins, GA | 10 mi northeast | 61 | May | same station |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 23 mi north | 61 | May | Middle Georgia Regional Airport |
| Americus, GA | 40 mi southwest | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
| Dublin, GA | 47 mi east | 61 | May | same station |
| Milledgeville, GA | 51 mi northeast | 61 | May | Middle Georgia Regional Airport |
| Griffin, GA | 62 mi northwest | 144 | April to October | Griffin Spalding County Airport |
How Perry ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Perry (population 24,792, 47th largest) ranks 96th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 71 miles north. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 62 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Robins Air Force Base Airport (13.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.