When to paint a house exterior in Clarksdale, MS
When to paint in Clarksdale, MS
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 20 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, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 10Mar
- 16Apr
- 20May
- 9Jun
- 3Jul
- 6Aug
- 13Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 36° / 53°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 9 | 41° / 59°F |
| March | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48° / 67°F |
| April | 16 | 16 | 23 | 54° / 73°F |
| May | 20 | 20 | 21 | 64° / 84°F |
| June | 9 | 9 | 9 | 71° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 6 | 6 | 6 | 72° / 90°F |
| September | 13 | 13 | 13 | 66° / 88°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 22 | 56° / 78°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 16 | 43° / 65°F |
| December | 2 | 1 | 9 | 41° / 58°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Clarksdale compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Oxford (135 a year, 60 miles east); 5 get fewer, down to 75 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 Clarksdale | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland, MS | 32 mi south | 87 | April to May | Mid Delta Regional Airport |
| Greenwood, MS | 52 mi southeast | 82 | May | Greenwood-Leflore Airport |
| Grenada, MS | 52 mi southeast | 82 | May | Greenwood-Leflore Airport |
| Hernando, MS | 56 mi northeast | 75 | May | Memphis International Airport |
| Forrest City, AR | 58 mi north | 86 | September to October | West Memphis Municipal Airport |
| Oxford, MS | 60 mi east | 135 | April to June | Oxford Univ |
How Clarksdale ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Clarksdale (population 13,861, 28th largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 12 days above the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 60 miles east. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fletcher Field Airport (8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.