When to paint a house exterior in Laurel, MS
When to paint in Laurel, 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 October, at about 16 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, Jun, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 12Apr
- 15May
- 7Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 10Sep
- 16Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 38° / 60°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 11 | 45° / 68°F |
| March | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50° / 73°F |
| April | 12 | 6 | 20 | 54° / 78°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 16 | 63° / 85°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 3 | under 1 | 3 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 10 | 7 | 10 | 67° / 88°F |
| October | 16 | 14 | 24 | 56° / 81°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 45° / 70°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 7 | 43° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Laurel compared
4 get fewer, down to 62 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.
| Place | From Laurel | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petal, MS | 24 mi south | 84 | April to May | Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 28 mi south | 84 | April to May | Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport |
| Meridian, MS | 55 mi northeast | 62 | May | Key Field Airport |
| Brandon, MS | 64 mi northwest | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
| Pearl, MS | 68 mi northwest | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
| Flowood, MS | 70 mi northwest | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
How Laurel ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Laurel (population 17,508, 24th largest) ranks 29th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 185 miles north. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hesler Noble Field (1.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.