When to paint a house exterior in Jackson, TN
When to paint in Jackson, TN
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 13 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 10Jun
- 6Jul
- 9Aug
- 12Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 32° / 50°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 6 | 35° / 56°F |
| March | 4 | 3 | 10 | 43° / 65°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 15 | 50° / 73°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 17 | 59° / 81°F |
| June | 10 | 9 | 10 | 67° / 89°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 6 | 71° / 91°F |
| August | 9 | 7 | 9 | 68° / 89°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 14 | 62° / 86°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 20 | 50° / 75°F |
| November | 3 | 2 | 9 | 40° / 63°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 6 | 36° / 56°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Jackson compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Oakland (139 a year, 49 miles southwest). 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.
| Place | From Jackson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyersburg, TN | 40 mi northwest | 107 | May to June | Dyersburg Municipal Airport |
| Martin, TN | 47 mi north | 112 | May to June | Everett-Stewart Airport |
| Oakland, TN | 49 mi southwest | 139 | April to June | Millington Municipal Airport |
| Corinth, MS | 52 mi south | 129 | April to June | William L Whitehurst Field |
| Paris, TN | 53 mi northeast | 127 | May to September | Henry County |
| Arlington, TN | 54 mi southwest | 139 | April to June | Millington Municipal Airport |
How Jackson ranks in TN
Of 65 TN places with 10,000 people or more, Jackson (population 69,303, 9th largest) ranks 41st for painting days, 11 days below the state median of 90. The longest season in the state is Winchester, 154 days, 157 miles east. The shortest is Elizabethton at 65. 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 Mckellar-Sipes Rgnl Airport (6.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.