When to paint a house exterior in Meridian, MS
When to paint in Meridian, MS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 6Mar
- 9Apr
- 13May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 2Aug
- 7Sep
- 12Oct
- 3Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 5 | 36° / 62°F |
| February | 3 | 3 | 7 | 41° / 68°F |
| March | 6 | 6 | 14 | 47° / 75°F |
| April | 9 | 6 | 19 | 52° / 80°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 15 | 60° / 87°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 68° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 94°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 71° / 94°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 66° / 91°F |
| October | 12 | 12 | 21 | 54° / 83°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 12 | 44° / 72°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 6 | 40° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Meridian compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Starkville (96 a year, 75 miles north). 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 Meridian | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel, MS | 55 mi southwest | 83 | May | Hesler Noble Field |
| Starkville, MS | 75 mi north | 96 | April to May | Golden Triangle Rgnl Airport |
| Brandon, MS | 76 mi west | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
| Petal, MS | 78 mi southwest | 84 | April to May | Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport |
| Columbus, MS | 79 mi north | 70 | May | Columbus Air Force Base Airport |
| Canton, MS | 80 mi west | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
How Meridian ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Meridian (population 33,549, 8th largest) ranks 40th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 144 miles north. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Key Field Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.