When to paint a house exterior in McComb, MS
When to paint in McComb, 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 17 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 9Mar
- 11Apr
- 16May
- 6Jun
- 2Jul
- 3Aug
- 9Sep
- 17Oct
- 6Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 7 | 40° / 62°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 11 | 45° / 68°F |
| March | 9 | 8 | 17 | 52° / 74°F |
| April | 11 | 7 | 17 | 56° / 78°F |
| May | 16 | 11 | 16 | 64° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 92°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 68° / 89°F |
| October | 17 | 15 | 21 | 58° / 82°F |
| November | 6 | 5 | 15 | 49° / 71°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 45° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near McComb compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Hammond (107 a year, 51 miles south). 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 McComb | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven, MS | 23 mi north | 102 | April to May | Brookhaven Lincoln County Air |
| Bogalusa, LA | 49 mi southeast | 84 | April to May | George R Carr Memorial Air Fi |
| Hammond, LA | 51 mi south | 107 | March to May | Louis Armstrong New Orleans I |
| Covington, LA | 57 mi south | 90 | April to May | Slidell Airport |
| Zachary, LA | 57 mi southwest | 95 | March to May | Baton Rouge Metro Ryan Field |
| Natchez, MS | 58 mi west | 90 | May | Hrdy-Anres Fd Ntchz-Adams Cou |
How McComb ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, McComb (population 11,762, 35th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, right at the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 221 miles north. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mcom/Pike County/J E Lws Fd Airport (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.