When to paint a house exterior in Corinth, MS
When to paint in Corinth, MS
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to June, with 6 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 22May
- 20Jun
- 12Jul
- 14Aug
- 19Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 52°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 11 | 38° / 59°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 19 | 44° / 65°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 23 | 50° / 73°F |
| May | 22 | 22 | 25 | 60° / 81°F |
| June | 20 | 18 | 20 | 67° / 87°F |
| July | 12 | 11 | 12 | 71° / 90°F |
| August | 14 | 13 | 14 | 69° / 88°F |
| September | 19 | 19 | 20 | 63° / 85°F |
| October | 13 | 11 | 24 | 50° / 75°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 39° / 63°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 69 days a year here.
Towns near Corinth compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Oakland (139 a year, 61 miles west); 5 get 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 Corinth | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo, MS | 48 mi south | 61 | May | Tupelo Regional Airport |
| Florence, AL | 49 mi east | 79 | May | North West Alabama Regional A |
| Muscle Shoals, AL | 52 mi east | 79 | May | North West Alabama Regional A |
| Jackson, TN | 52 mi north | 79 | May | Mckellar-Sipes Rgnl Airport |
| Russellville, AL | 54 mi southeast | 79 | May | North West Alabama Regional A |
| Oakland, TN | 61 mi west | 139 | April to June | Millington Municipal Airport |
How Corinth ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Corinth (population 14,219, 27th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 42 days above the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 71 miles southwest. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 69 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from William L Whitehurst Field (35.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.