When to paint a house exterior in Port Wentworth, GA
When to paint in Port Wentworth, GA
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.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 9Mar
- 15Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 17Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 12 | 40° / 66°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 15 | 44° / 71°F |
| March | 9 | 9 | 19 | 49° / 77°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 81°F |
| May | 14 | 12 | 16 | 63° / 87°F |
| June | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 9 | 10 | 69° / 89°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 22 | 59° / 83°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 18 | 49° / 74°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 10 | 44° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near Port Wentworth compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Port Wentworth's 91 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Pooler, Rincon, Garden City, Hardeeville, Bluffton are read from the same station as Port Wentworth, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Port Wentworth | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pooler, GA | 7 mi southwest | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Rincon, GA | 7 mi north | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Garden City, GA | 7 mi south | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Hardeeville, SC | 12 mi northeast | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Savannah, GA | 12 mi south | 88 | April to May | Hunter Army Airfield |
| Bluffton, SC | 16 mi east | 91 | April to May | same station |
How Port Wentworth ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Port Wentworth (population 14,865, 81st largest) ranks 36th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 191 miles northwest. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. 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 Savannah/Hilton Head International Air (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.