When to paint a house exterior in Myrtle Beach, SC
When to paint in Myrtle Beach, SC
A long painting season, with room to reschedule. The painting window is April to October, with 7 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 18 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to October, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 14Apr
- 17May
- 13Jun
- 12Jul
- 12Aug
- 18Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 39° / 59°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 11 | 42° / 63°F |
| March | 8 | 4 | 17 | 48° / 69°F |
| April | 14 | 10 | 21 | 55° / 75°F |
| May | 17 | 10 | 18 | 64° / 81°F |
| June | 13 | 7 | 13 | 71° / 87°F |
| July | 12 | 7 | 12 | 75° / 89°F |
| August | 12 | 5 | 12 | 74° / 88°F |
| September | 18 | 12 | 18 | 69° / 85°F |
| October | 16 | 12 | 21 | 59° / 78°F |
| November | 5 | 4 | 17 | 48° / 69°F |
| December | 3 | 1 | 11 | 42° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Myrtle Beach compared
5 get fewer, down to 69 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. Conway is read from the same station as Myrtle Beach, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Myrtle Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway, SC | 13 mi northwest | 122 | April to October | same station |
| North Myrtle Beach, SC | 13 mi northeast | 103 | May to June | Grand Strand Airport |
| Leland, NC | 60 mi northeast | 93 | September to October | Wilmington International Airport |
| Florence, SC | 61 mi northwest | 72 | October | Florence Regional Airport |
| Lumberton, NC | 64 mi north | 69 | October | Laurinburg-Maxton Airport |
| Wilmington, NC | 67 mi northeast | 93 | September to October | Wilmington International Airport |
How Myrtle Beach ranks in SC
Of 42 SC places with 10,000 people or more, Myrtle Beach (population 40,535, 12th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 40 days above the state median of 82. No place in SC has a longer season. The shortest is Tega Cay at 68. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Myrtle Beach International Airport (3.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.