When to paint a house exterior in Valdosta, GA
When to paint in Valdosta, 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 16 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
- 10Mar
- 12Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 16Oct
- 8Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 67°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 12 | 45° / 73°F |
| March | 10 | 10 | 18 | 49° / 78°F |
| April | 12 | 10 | 19 | 53° / 83°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 13 | 61° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 69° / 93°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 72° / 94°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 94°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69° / 90°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 21 | 58° / 85°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 18 | 49° / 76°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 44° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Valdosta compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Tifton (121 a year, 45 miles north); 2 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 Valdosta | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moultrie, GA | 38 mi northwest | 74 | April | Sw Georgia Regional Airport |
| Thomasville, GA | 42 mi west | 74 | October | Tallahassee Regional Airport |
| Tifton, GA | 45 mi north | 121 | March to May | Fitzgerald Municipal Airport |
| Douglas, GA | 52 mi northeast | 81 | April to May | Bacon County Airport |
| Cairo, GA | 55 mi west | 104 | March to May | Dcatr County Indus Airpk Airport |
| Lake City, FL | 59 mi southeast | 88 | March to April | Gainesville Regional Airport |
How Valdosta ranks in GA
Of 101 GA places with 10,000 people or more, Valdosta (population 55,667, 19th largest) ranks 58th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 81. The longest season in the state is McDonough, 144 days, 186 miles north. The shortest is Cedartown at 56. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Valdosta Regional Airport (4.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.