When to paint a house exterior in Troy, AL
When to paint in Troy, AL
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 15 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
- 5Feb
- 10Mar
- 12Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 10Sep
- 15Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 7 | 39° / 62°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45° / 69°F |
| March | 10 | 9 | 17 | 50° / 75°F |
| April | 12 | 12 | 20 | 54° / 79°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 17 | 61° / 86°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 69° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71° / 93°F |
| September | 10 | 9 | 10 | 67° / 89°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 22 | 56° / 81°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 71°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 43° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Troy compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Enterprise (96 a year, 34 miles south); 1 gets fewer, down to 79 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 Troy | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark, AL | 31 mi southeast | 88 | April to May | Hanchey Army Heliport (Fort R |
| Enterprise, AL | 34 mi south | 96 | April to May | Shell Ahp |
| Pike Road, AL | 34 mi north | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
| Montgomery, AL | 42 mi northwest | 85 | April to May | Maxwell Air Force Base Airport |
| Eufaula, AL | 48 mi east | 79 | May | Weedon Field Airport |
| Dothan, AL | 51 mi southeast | 85 | April to May | Dothan Regional Airport |
How Troy ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Troy (population 17,734, 36th largest) ranks 42nd for painting days, 6 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 171 miles north. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Troy Municipal Airport (4.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.