When to paint a house exterior in Canton, MS
When to paint in Canton, MS
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 15 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, Sep, Oct.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 10Apr
- 15May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 6Sep
- 14Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 6 | 36° / 62°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 9 | 41° / 68°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 16 | 48° / 75°F |
| April | 10 | 7 | 19 | 52° / 79°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62° / 86°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 69° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 94°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 94°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 7 | 67° / 91°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 83°F |
| November | 5 | 4 | 14 | 45° / 72°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 8 | 42° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Canton compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Madison (91 a year, 10 miles southwest). 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. Flowood, Brandon, Pearl are read from the same station as Canton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Canton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison, MS | 10 mi southwest | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Ridgeland, MS | 14 mi southwest | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Flowood, MS | 18 mi south | 73 | May | same station |
| Jackson, MS | 22 mi southwest | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Brandon, MS | 22 mi south | 73 | May | same station |
| Pearl, MS | 23 mi south | 73 | May | same station |
How Canton ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Canton (population 10,777, 39th largest) ranks 38th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 124 miles north. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jackson International Airport (19.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.