When to paint a house exterior in Cleveland, MS
When to paint in Cleveland, 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 16 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, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 16May
- 6Jun
- 3Jul
- 5Aug
- 9Sep
- 15Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 8 | 37° / 55°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 10 | 41° / 61°F |
| March | 8 | 6 | 17 | 49° / 69°F |
| April | 13 | 9 | 18 | 55° / 76°F |
| May | 16 | 11 | 17 | 64° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 3 | 6 | 70° / 91°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 92°F |
| August | 5 | 4 | 5 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 8 | 9 | 66° / 90°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 21 | 55° / 81°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 16 | 45° / 67°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 10 | 42° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Cleveland compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Oxford (135 a year, 80 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 82 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. Greenville is read from the same station as Cleveland, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cleveland | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville, MS | 31 mi southwest | 87 | April to May | same station |
| Clarksdale, MS | 32 mi north | 99 | April to May | Fletcher Field Airport |
| Greenwood, MS | 34 mi southeast | 82 | May | Greenwood-Leflore Airport |
| Grenada, MS | 53 mi east | 82 | May | Greenwood-Leflore Airport |
| Oxford, MS | 80 mi northeast | 135 | April to June | Oxford Univ |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 81 mi northwest | 88 | May | Grider Field Airport |
How Cleveland ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Cleveland (population 10,183, 41st largest) ranks 22nd for painting days, right at the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 80 miles northeast. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mid Delta Regional Airport (23.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.