When to paint a house exterior in Horn Lake, MS
When to paint in Horn Lake, 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 Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 3Mar
- 9Apr
- 15May
- 8Jun
- 3Jul
- 5Aug
- 11Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 33° / 54°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 36° / 59°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 14 | 44° / 68°F |
| April | 9 | 6 | 17 | 51° / 75°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 17 | 62° / 84°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 70° / 91°F |
| July | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74° / 93°F |
| August | 5 | 4 | 5 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 11 | 67° / 89°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 22 | 54° / 79°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 43° / 66°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 59°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Horn Lake compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Olive Branch (125 a year, 12 miles east). 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. Southaven, Hernando, Memphis are read from the same station as Horn Lake, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Horn Lake | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southaven, MS | 4 mi east | 75 | May | same station |
| Hernando, MS | 8 mi southeast | 75 | May | same station |
| Memphis, TN | 12 mi northeast | 75 | May | same station |
| Olive Branch, MS | 12 mi east | 125 | April to June | Olive Branch Airport |
| West Memphis, AR | 16 mi northwest | 86 | September to October | West Memphis Municipal Airport |
| Germantown, TN | 18 mi northeast | 125 | April to June | Olive Branch Airport |
How Horn Lake ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Horn Lake (population 26,574, 14th largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 51 miles southeast. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Memphis International Airport (8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.