When to paint a house exterior in Russellville, AL
When to paint in Russellville, AL
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 13 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, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 6Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 7Aug
- 11Sep
- 13Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 5 | 35° / 54°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39° / 60°F |
| March | 6 | 5 | 13 | 46° / 68°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 18 | 52° / 75°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 16 | 61° / 83°F |
| June | 7 | 6 | 7 | 68° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 7 | 5 | 7 | 70° / 91°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 12 | 65° / 88°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 21 | 54° / 78°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 14 | 43° / 66°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 40° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Russellville compared
1 gets fewer, down to 71 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. Muscle Shoals, Florence are read from the same station as Russellville, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Russellville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muscle Shoals, AL | 17 mi north | 79 | May | same station |
| Florence, AL | 23 mi north | 79 | May | same station |
| Decatur, AL | 42 mi east | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Hartselle, AL | 45 mi east | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Athens, AL | 48 mi northeast | 78 | May | Pryor Field Regional Airport |
| Jasper, AL | 52 mi southeast | 71 | April to May | Walker County Airport Bevill |
How Russellville ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Russellville (population 10,736, 62nd largest) ranks 51st for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 88 miles east. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from North West Alabama Regional A (18 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.