When to paint a house exterior in Greenville, MS
When to paint in Greenville, 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 Greenville compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Vicksburg (120 a year, 74 miles south); 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. Cleveland is read from the same station as Greenville, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Greenville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland, MS | 31 mi northeast | 87 | April to May | same station |
| Greenwood, MS | 50 mi east | 82 | May | Greenwood-Leflore Airport |
| Clarksdale, MS | 62 mi northeast | 99 | April to May | Fletcher Field Airport |
| Vicksburg, MS | 74 mi south | 120 | March to May | Vicksburg Municipal Airport |
| Grenada, MS | 77 mi east | 82 | May | Greenwood-Leflore Airport |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 80 mi northwest | 88 | May | Grider Field Airport |
How Greenville ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Greenville (population 27,015, 11th largest) ranks 21st for painting days, right at the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 110 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 (7.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.