Georgia winters allow far more exterior painting than most people assume. The limit is not the afternoon — it is what happens after dark.
The number that matters
Most exterior paints need the surface above fifty degrees while they cure, and curing continues overnight. A sixty-degree afternoon followed by a thirty-eight-degree night gives you a coat that never properly hardens.
Which wall, and when
South and west walls hold warmth into the evening. North walls in January often never reach the number at all. That is why a winter exterior job runs elevation by elevation rather than all round.
Dew is the other problem
Paint applied late in a short day can still be soft when dew forms, and dew on uncured paint leaves a permanent dull bloom. In winter we stop hours earlier than in summer for that reason.
Interiors are fine
Heated rooms make winter one of the better times for interior work — the schedule is open and the house is closed up anyway.
What we do
Watch the overnight forecast rather than the daily high, and reschedule rather than push a coat onto a wall that will not hold it.
Exterior painting covers the timing. Finished work is on our Facebook page.
