When to paint a house exterior in Tuscaloosa, AL
When to paint in Tuscaloosa, AL
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 10Apr
- 14May
- 7Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 11Sep
- 14Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37° / 58°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 7 | 42° / 65°F |
| March | 7 | 5 | 14 | 48° / 72°F |
| April | 10 | 7 | 18 | 53° / 77°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 16 | 62° / 85°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 92°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 11 | 67° / 89°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 22 | 55° / 80°F |
| November | 5 | 4 | 14 | 45° / 69°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 7 | 42° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Tuscaloosa compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Alabaster (97 a year, 41 miles east). 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. Northport is read from the same station as Tuscaloosa, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Tuscaloosa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northport, AL | 4 mi west | 79 | May | same station |
| Hueytown, AL | 32 mi east | 90 | September to October | Bessemer Aiport |
| Bessemer, AL | 34 mi east | 90 | September to October | Bessemer Aiport |
| Helena, AL | 37 mi east | 90 | September to October | Bessemer Aiport |
| Alabaster, AL | 41 mi east | 97 | September to October | Shelby County Airport |
| Hoover, AL | 43 mi east | 90 | September to October | Bessemer Aiport |
How Tuscaloosa ranks in AL
Of 66 AL places with 10,000 people or more, Tuscaloosa (population 114,288, 5th largest) ranks 46th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 92. The longest season in the state is Albertville, 149 days, 104 miles northeast. The shortest is Fort Payne at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport (5.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.