When to paint a house exterior in Gautier, MS
When to paint in Gautier, 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 17 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.
- 3Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 13Apr
- 17May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 16Oct
- 7Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 1 | 9 | 42° / 65°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 11 | 48° / 70°F |
| March | 10 | 8 | 16 | 54° / 75°F |
| April | 13 | 9 | 18 | 57° / 79°F |
| May | 17 | 12 | 18 | 64° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 93°F |
| September | 7 | 4 | 7 | 70° / 90°F |
| October | 16 | 14 | 20 | 59° / 83°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 17 | 50° / 74°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 10 | 47° / 69°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Gautier compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ocean Springs (106 a year, 8 miles west). 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. Pascagoula, Moss Point are read from the same station as Gautier, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Gautier | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascagoula, MS | 7 mi southeast | 84 | April to May | same station |
| Moss Point, MS | 8 mi east | 84 | April to May | same station |
| Ocean Springs, MS | 8 mi west | 106 | April to May | Keesler Air Force Base |
| D'Iberville, MS | 14 mi west | 106 | April to May | Keesler Air Force Base |
| Biloxi, MS | 17 mi west | 106 | April to May | Keesler Air Force Base |
| Gulfport, MS | 24 mi west | 104 | April to May | Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport |
How Gautier ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Gautier (population 19,055, 21st largest) ranks 25th for painting days, 3 days below the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 277 miles north. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Trent Lott International Airport (8.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.