When to paint a house exterior in Selma, AL
When to paint in Selma, 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 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 10Apr
- 14May
- 4Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 13Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37° / 63°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 10 | 43° / 70°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 18 | 48° / 76°F |
| April | 10 | 7 | 20 | 52° / 81°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 16 | 61° / 87°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 69° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 73° / 95°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 95°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 83°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 16 | 44° / 73°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 10 | 41° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Selma compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Calera (97 a year, 52 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.
| Place | From Selma | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prattville, AL | 34 mi east | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
| Millbrook, AL | 39 mi east | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
| Montgomery, AL | 45 mi east | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
| Calera, AL | 52 mi north | 97 | September to October | Shelby County Airport |
| Pike Road, AL | 54 mi east | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
| Alabaster, AL | 56 mi north | 97 | September to October | Shelby County Airport |
How Selma ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Selma (population 16,312, 43rd largest) ranks 58th for painting days, 20 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 136 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Montgomery Rgnl (Dannelly Fd) (37.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.