When to paint a house exterior in Stockbridge, GA
When to paint in Stockbridge, GA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October 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
- 11Apr
- 18May
- 11Jun
- 4Jul
- 7Aug
- 14Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 35° / 58°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 8 | 40° / 64°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 15 | 46° / 71°F |
| April | 11 | 9 | 19 | 52° / 77°F |
| May | 18 | 15 | 19 | 62° / 83°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 11 | 69° / 89°F |
| July | 4 | 1 | 4 | 72° / 92°F |
| August | 7 | 4 | 7 | 72° / 91°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 14 | 67° / 87°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 23 | 56° / 78°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 18 | 45° / 68°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 9 | 40° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Stockbridge compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in McDonough (144 a year, 8 miles southeast); 2 get fewer, down to 65 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. Lovejoy, Forest Park, Riverdale are read from the same station as Stockbridge, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Stockbridge | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovejoy, GA | 8 mi southwest | 95 | September to October | same station |
| McDonough, GA | 8 mi southeast | 144 | April to October | Griffin Spalding County Airport |
| Forest Park, GA | 10 mi northwest | 95 | September to October | same station |
| Riverdale, GA | 11 mi west | 95 | September to October | same station |
| Stonecrest, GA | 12 mi northeast | 74 | May | Dekalb-Peachtree Airport |
| Fayetteville, GA | 15 mi west | 65 | May | Pchtre Cty-Falcon Field Airport |
How Stockbridge ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Stockbridge (population 35,893, 34th largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 14 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 8 miles southeast. The shortest is Cedartown 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 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta In (13.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.