When to paint a house exterior in Sylacauga, AL
When to paint in Sylacauga, AL
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month 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 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct.
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- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 14May
- 9Jun
- 2Jul
- 5Aug
- 10Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 36° / 57°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 5 | 40° / 64°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 11 | 46° / 70°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 18 | 50° / 76°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 17 | 60° / 83°F |
| June | 9 | 7 | 9 | 67° / 89°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 5 | 4 | 5 | 70° / 91°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 12 | 65° / 87°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 20 | 54° / 79°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 12 | 44° / 68°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40° / 61°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Sylacauga compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Chelsea (97 a year, 22 miles west); 1 gets fewer, down to 66 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.
| Place | From Sylacauga | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talladega, AL | 20 mi northeast | 92 | September to October | Anniston Metropolitan Airport |
| Chelsea, AL | 22 mi west | 97 | September to October | Shelby County Airport |
| Pell City, AL | 26 mi north | 92 | September to October | Anniston Metropolitan Airport |
| Alexander City, AL | 27 mi southeast | 66 | May | Thomas C Russell Field Airport |
| Calera, AL | 28 mi west | 97 | September to October | Shelby County Airport |
| Pelham, AL | 29 mi west | 97 | September to October | Shelby County Airport |
How Sylacauga ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Sylacauga (population 12,123, 59th largest) ranks 62nd for painting days, 22 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 74 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.