When to paint a house exterior in Columbus, MS
When to paint in Columbus, MS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 8Apr
- 15May
- 8Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 10Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 35° / 56°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 6 | 40° / 63°F |
| March | 4 | 2 | 11 | 46° / 70°F |
| April | 8 | 5 | 17 | 52° / 76°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 18 | 61° / 84°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 68° / 89°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72° / 92°F |
| August | 5 | 5 | 5 | 71° / 91°F |
| September | 10 | 8 | 11 | 65° / 88°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 20 | 53° / 79°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 10 | 42° / 67°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 39° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Columbus compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Starkville (96 a year, 24 miles west); 1 gets fewer, down to 61 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 Columbus | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starkville, MS | 24 mi west | 96 | April to May | Golden Triangle Rgnl Airport |
| Northport, AL | 50 mi east | 79 | May | Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 54 mi east | 79 | May | Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport |
| Tupelo, MS | 56 mi north | 61 | May | Tupelo Regional Airport |
| Jasper, AL | 70 mi east | 71 | April to May | Walker County Airport Bevill |
| Russellville, AL | 79 mi northeast | 79 | May | North West Alabama Regional A |
How Columbus ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Columbus (population 22,820, 18th largest) ranks 39th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 87 miles northwest. 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 Columbus Air Force Base Airport (10.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.