When to paint a house exterior in Flowood, MS
When to paint in Flowood, 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 Flowood compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ridgeland (91 a year, 8 miles northwest). 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. Pearl, Brandon are read from the same station as Flowood, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Flowood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl, MS | 5 mi south | 73 | May | same station |
| Brandon, MS | 6 mi southeast | 73 | May | same station |
| Ridgeland, MS | 8 mi northwest | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Jackson, MS | 8 mi west | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Madison, MS | 10 mi north | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Clinton, MS | 16 mi west | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
How Flowood ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Flowood (population 10,853, 38th largest) ranks 37th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 143 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 (1.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.