When to paint a house exterior in Saraland, AL
When to paint in Saraland, 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 October, at about 17 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, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 16May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 17Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 7 | 40° / 65°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 9 | 45° / 70°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 17 | 51° / 76°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 18 | 55° / 80°F |
| May | 16 | 12 | 17 | 64° / 87°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 71° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 5 | 4 | 5 | 69° / 90°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 21 | 59° / 84°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 16 | 49° / 74°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 9 | 45° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Saraland compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fairhope (112 a year, 27 miles southeast). 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. Prichard is read from the same station as Saraland, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Saraland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prichard, AL | 6 mi south | 78 | May | same station |
| Mobile, AL | 13 mi south | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Spanish Fort, AL | 17 mi southeast | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Daphne, AL | 21 mi southeast | 95 | April to May | Mobile Downtown Airport |
| Fairhope, AL | 27 mi southeast | 112 | April to June | Weeks Bay Reserve |
| Moss Point, MS | 39 mi southwest | 84 | April to May | Trent Lott International Airport |
How Saraland ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Saraland (population 16,458, 41st largest) ranks 57th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 260 miles northeast. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mobile Regional Airport (14.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.