When to paint a house exterior in Brookhaven, MS
When to paint in Brookhaven, MS
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 May, at about 19 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 14Apr
- 19May
- 10Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 9Sep
- 15Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 60°F |
| February | 6 | 3 | 11 | 44° / 66°F |
| March | 12 | 9 | 22 | 51° / 74°F |
| April | 14 | 12 | 24 | 53° / 78°F |
| May | 19 | 18 | 21 | 62° / 84°F |
| June | 10 | 10 | 10 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 5 | 4 | 5 | 71° / 93°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 10 | 66° / 88°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 20 | 56° / 80°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 12 | 47° / 69°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 44° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Brookhaven compared
6 get fewer, down to 73 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 Brookhaven | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McComb, MS | 23 mi south | 87 | May | Mcom/Pike County/J E Lws Fd Airport |
| Byram, MS | 43 mi north | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Pearl, MS | 52 mi northeast | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
| Jackson, MS | 53 mi north | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Clinton, MS | 54 mi north | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Brandon, MS | 55 mi northeast | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
How Brookhaven ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Brookhaven (population 11,654, 36th largest) ranks 11th for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 199 miles north. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. 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 Brookhaven Lincoln County Air (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.