When to paint a house exterior in North Myrtle Beach, SC
When to paint in North Myrtle Beach, SC
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to June, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past June is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 7Mar
- 9Apr
- 16May
- 13Jun
- 11Jul
- 12Aug
- 16Sep
- 14Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 6 | 37° / 60°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41° / 63°F |
| March | 7 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 69°F |
| April | 9 | 8 | 18 | 53° / 74°F |
| May | 16 | 12 | 18 | 62° / 81°F |
| June | 13 | 8 | 13 | 70° / 87°F |
| July | 11 | 8 | 11 | 74° / 89°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 12 | 73° / 88°F |
| September | 16 | 12 | 16 | 68° / 85°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 20 | 57° / 79°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 46° / 70°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near North Myrtle Beach compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Myrtle Beach (122 a year, 13 miles southwest); 4 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 North Myrtle Beach | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach, SC | 13 mi southwest | 122 | April to October | Myrtle Beach International Airport |
| Conway, SC | 20 mi west | 122 | April to October | Myrtle Beach International Airport |
| Leland, NC | 47 mi northeast | 93 | September to October | Wilmington International Airport |
| Wilmington, NC | 54 mi northeast | 93 | September to October | Wilmington International Airport |
| Lumberton, NC | 58 mi north | 69 | October | Laurinburg-Maxton Airport |
| Florence, SC | 67 mi west | 72 | October | Florence Regional Airport |
How North Myrtle Beach ranks in SC
Of 42 SC places with 10,000 people or more, North Myrtle Beach (population 20,798, 27th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 82. The longest season in the state is Myrtle Beach, 122 days, 13 miles southwest. The shortest is Tega Cay at 68. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Grand Strand Airport (0.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.