When to paint a house exterior in Rainbow City, AL
When to paint in Rainbow City, AL
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 14 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 14May
- 10Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 55°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 5 | 38° / 61°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 11 | 44° / 68°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 17 | 49° / 75°F |
| May | 14 | 12 | 18 | 58° / 82°F |
| June | 10 | 10 | 10 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 4 | 4 | 4 | 70° / 91°F |
| August | 6 | 5 | 6 | 69° / 90°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 13 | 63° / 86°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 18 | 51° / 77°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 39° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 37° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Rainbow City compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Boaz (149 a year, 19 miles north). 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. Gadsden is read from the same station as Rainbow City, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Rainbow City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden, AL | 7 mi northeast | 71 | May | same station |
| Boaz, AL | 19 mi north | 149 | April to October | The Albertville Municipal Airport-Tho |
| Jacksonville, AL | 21 mi southeast | 92 | September to October | Anniston Metropolitan Airport |
| Anniston, AL | 24 mi southeast | 92 | September to October | Anniston Metropolitan Airport |
| Albertville, AL | 24 mi north | 149 | April to October | The Albertville Municipal Airport-Tho |
| Oxford, AL | 26 mi southeast | 92 | September to October | Anniston Metropolitan Airport |
How Rainbow City ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Rainbow City (population 10,349, 64th largest) ranks 60th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 24 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Gadsden Municipal Airport (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.