When to paint a house exterior in Madison, MS
When to paint in Madison, 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 October, at about 18 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 17May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 9Sep
- 18Oct
- 6Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 9 | 39° / 59°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 11 | 43° / 66°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 16 | 51° / 73°F |
| April | 13 | 10 | 18 | 55° / 77°F |
| May | 17 | 12 | 18 | 64° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 6 | 71° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 93°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 69° / 89°F |
| October | 18 | 18 | 23 | 58° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 15 | 47° / 70°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 11 | 44° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Madison compared
3 get 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. Ridgeland, Jackson, Clinton are read from the same station as Madison, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Madison | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeland, MS | 4 mi southwest | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Flowood, MS | 10 mi south | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
| Canton, MS | 10 mi northeast | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
| Jackson, MS | 12 mi southwest | 91 | April to May | same station |
| Pearl, MS | 14 mi south | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
| Clinton, MS | 15 mi southwest | 91 | April to May | same station |
How Madison ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Madison (population 28,210, 10th largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 134 miles north. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hawkins Field Airport (10.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.