When to paint a house exterior in Statesboro, GA
When to paint in Statesboro, 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 17 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 9Mar
- 15Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 17Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 12 | 40° / 66°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 15 | 44° / 71°F |
| March | 9 | 9 | 19 | 49° / 77°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 81°F |
| May | 14 | 12 | 16 | 63° / 87°F |
| June | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 9 | 10 | 69° / 89°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 22 | 59° / 83°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 18 | 49° / 74°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 10 | 44° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near Statesboro compared
2 get 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. Rincon, Port Wentworth, Pooler, Garden City are read from the same station as Statesboro, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Statesboro | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincon, GA | 33 mi east | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Port Wentworth, GA | 37 mi southeast | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Pooler, GA | 38 mi southeast | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Vidalia, GA | 40 mi southwest | 81 | April to May | Bacon County Airport |
| Garden City, GA | 43 mi southeast | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Hinesville, GA | 44 mi south | 80 | May | Wright Army Airfield Airport |
How Statesboro ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Statesboro (population 35,226, 35th largest) ranks 34th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 154 miles northwest. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Savannah/Hilton Head International Air (39.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.