When to paint a house exterior in Starkville, MS
When to paint in Starkville, MS
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 19 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 2Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 19May
- 9Jun
- 4Jul
- 6Aug
- 12Sep
- 15Oct
- 5Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 | 7 | 36° / 56°F |
| February | 3 | 2 | 8 | 40° / 62°F |
| March | 8 | 7 | 17 | 47° / 70°F |
| April | 13 | 9 | 21 | 52° / 75°F |
| May | 19 | 14 | 21 | 62° / 84°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 1 | 4 | 72° / 93°F |
| August | 6 | 4 | 6 | 71° / 92°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 13 | 66° / 88°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 23 | 55° / 79°F |
| November | 5 | 4 | 14 | 44° / 67°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 9 | 41° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Starkville compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Oxford (135 a year, 74 miles northwest); 5 get fewer, down to 61 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 Starkville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, MS | 24 mi east | 70 | May | Columbus Air Force Base Airport |
| Tupelo, MS | 56 mi north | 61 | May | Tupelo Regional Airport |
| Grenada, MS | 61 mi west | 82 | May | Greenwood-Leflore Airport |
| Northport, AL | 72 mi east | 79 | May | Tuscaloosa Municipal Airport |
| Oxford, MS | 74 mi northwest | 135 | April to June | Oxford Univ |
| Meridian, MS | 75 mi south | 62 | May | Key Field Airport |
How Starkville ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Starkville (population 25,844, 16th largest) ranks 13th for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 74 miles northwest. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Golden Triangle Rgnl Airport (14.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.