When to paint a house exterior in Greenwood, MS
When to paint in Greenwood, 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, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 8Mar
- 11Apr
- 15May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 9Sep
- 14Oct
- 6Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 7 | 37° / 57°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 9 | 41° / 63°F |
| March | 8 | 6 | 15 | 49° / 71°F |
| April | 11 | 7 | 18 | 54° / 77°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 16 | 63° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72° / 93°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 10 | 67° / 90°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 20 | 55° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 14 | 45° / 69°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 9 | 42° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 46 days a year here.
Towns near Greenwood compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Oxford (135 a year, 69 miles northeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 73 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. Grenada is read from the same station as Greenwood, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Greenwood | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenada, MS | 29 mi northeast | 82 | May | same station |
| Cleveland, MS | 34 mi northwest | 87 | April to May | Mid Delta Regional Airport |
| Greenville, MS | 50 mi west | 87 | April to May | Mid Delta Regional Airport |
| Clarksdale, MS | 52 mi northwest | 99 | April to May | Fletcher Field Airport |
| Canton, MS | 64 mi south | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
| Oxford, MS | 69 mi northeast | 135 | April to June | Oxford Univ |
How Greenwood ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Greenwood (population 13,627, 29th largest) ranks 30th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 69 miles northeast. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 46 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Greenwood-Leflore Airport (6.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.