When to paint a house exterior in Tifton, GA
When to paint in Tifton, GA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 5 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 20 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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.
- 3Jan
- 7Feb
- 15Mar
- 19Apr
- 19May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 12Sep
- 20Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 16 | 40° / 63°F |
| February | 7 | 7 | 18 | 46° / 69°F |
| March | 15 | 15 | 26 | 50° / 75°F |
| April | 19 | 19 | 27 | 55° / 80°F |
| May | 19 | 19 | 21 | 63° / 87°F |
| June | 8 | 8 | 8 | 71° / 92°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 3 | 3 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 12 | 68° / 89°F |
| October | 20 | 20 | 26 | 58° / 82°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 22 | 49° / 72°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 15 | 45° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 75 days a year here.
Towns near Tifton compared
6 get fewer, down to 74 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 Tifton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moultrie, GA | 25 mi southwest | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
| Douglas, GA | 39 mi east | 81 | April to May | Bacon County Airport |
| Albany, GA | 39 mi west | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
| Valdosta, GA | 45 mi south | 78 | October | Valdosta Regional Airport |
| Thomasville, GA | 51 mi southwest | 74 | October | Tallahassee Regional Airport |
| Cairo, GA | 57 mi southwest | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
How Tifton ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Tifton (population 17,385, 69th largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 40 days above the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 141 miles north. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 75 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fitzgerald Municipal Airport (21.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.