When to paint a house exterior in Natchez, MS
When to paint in Natchez, 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 May, 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 9Apr
- 17May
- 8Jun
- 1Jul
- 4Aug
- 10Sep
- 16Oct
- 5Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 61°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 10 | 43° / 67°F |
| March | 10 | 7 | 17 | 50° / 74°F |
| April | 9 | 5 | 17 | 54° / 78°F |
| May | 17 | 13 | 18 | 63° / 85°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 69° / 90°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 92°F |
| August | 4 | 3 | 4 | 72° / 92°F |
| September | 10 | 9 | 11 | 67° / 89°F |
| October | 16 | 14 | 22 | 56° / 81°F |
| November | 5 | 3 | 13 | 46° / 71°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 9 | 43° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Natchez compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Vicksburg (120 a year, 61 miles northeast); 3 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.
| Place | From Natchez | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven, MS | 56 mi east | 102 | April to May | Brookhaven Lincoln County Air |
| McComb, MS | 58 mi east | 87 | May | Mcom/Pike County/J E Lws Fd Airport |
| Vicksburg, MS | 61 mi northeast | 120 | March to May | Vicksburg Municipal Airport |
| Pineville, LA | 62 mi west | 69 | May | Esler Regional Airport |
| Zachary, LA | 62 mi south | 95 | March to May | Baton Rouge Metro Ryan Field |
| Alexandria, LA | 66 mi west | 80 | April to May | Alexandria International Airport |
How Natchez ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Natchez (population 14,233, 26th largest) ranks 19th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 222 miles northeast. 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 Hrdy-Anres Fd Ntchz-Adams Cou (7.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.