When to paint a house exterior in Thomasville, GA
When to paint in Thomasville, GA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is October, with 1 good month a year. The best month is October, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October, call for quotes in August 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 11Mar
- 12Apr
- 9May
- 2Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 17Oct
- 9Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 8 | 41° / 68°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 11 | 45° / 73°F |
| March | 11 | 11 | 20 | 50° / 79°F |
| April | 12 | 9 | 19 | 55° / 83°F |
| May | 9 | 9 | 10 | 63° / 90°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 94°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| October | 17 | 16 | 20 | 59° / 86°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 77°F |
| December | 3 | 2 | 10 | 45° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Thomasville compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tifton (121 a year, 51 miles northeast). 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. Tallahassee is read from the same station as Thomasville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Thomasville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo, GA | 14 mi west | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Moultrie, GA | 26 mi northeast | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
| Tallahassee, FL | 31 mi southwest | 74 | October | same station |
| Bainbridge, GA | 36 mi west | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Valdosta, GA | 42 mi east | 78 | October | Valdosta Regional Airport |
| Tifton, GA | 51 mi northeast | 121 | March to May | Fitzgerald Municipal Airport |
How Thomasville ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Thomasville (population 18,604, 66th largest) ranks 59th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 180 miles north. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tallahassee Regional Airport (38 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.