When to paint a house exterior in Savannah, GA
When to paint in Savannah, 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 Savannah compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Savannah's 88 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Richmond Hill is read from the same station as Savannah, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Savannah | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City, GA | 5 mi north | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
| Pooler, GA | 7 mi northwest | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
| Richmond Hill, GA | 10 mi southwest | 88 | April to May | same station |
| Port Wentworth, GA | 12 mi north | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
| Rincon, GA | 20 mi north | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
| Bluffton, SC | 21 mi northeast | 91 | April to May | Savannah/Hilton Head International Air |
How Savannah ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Savannah (population 148,808, 5th largest) ranks 44th for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 198 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 (3.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.