When to paint a house exterior in Richmond Hill, GA
When to paint in Richmond Hill, 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 16 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 14Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 3Jul
- 4Aug
- 10Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 10 | 40° / 65°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 14 | 45° / 70°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 18 | 50° / 75°F |
| April | 14 | 11 | 20 | 55° / 80°F |
| May | 14 | 12 | 15 | 63° / 86°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 6 | 71° / 91°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 4 | 3 | 4 | 74° / 91°F |
| September | 10 | 9 | 10 | 69° / 88°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 20 | 59° / 82°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 15 | 49° / 73°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 12 | 45° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Richmond Hill compared
1 gets fewer, down to 80 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. Savannah is read from the same station as Richmond Hill, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Richmond Hill | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah, GA | 10 mi northeast | 88 | April to May | same station |
| Pooler, GA | 15 mi north | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
| Garden City, GA | 15 mi northeast | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
| Hinesville, GA | 18 mi west | 80 | May | Wright Army Airfield Airport |
| Port Wentworth, GA | 21 mi north | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
| Rincon, GA | 28 mi north | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
How Richmond Hill ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Richmond Hill (population 19,839, 60th largest) ranks 45th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 196 miles northwest. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hunter Army Airfield (13.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.