When to paint a house exterior in Vicksburg, MS
When to paint in Vicksburg, MS
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 22 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 3Jan
- 7Feb
- 14Mar
- 17Apr
- 22May
- 11Jun
- 4Jul
- 5Aug
- 10Sep
- 18Oct
- 7Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 11 | 39° / 59°F |
| February | 7 | 6 | 14 | 44° / 65°F |
| March | 14 | 12 | 23 | 51° / 72°F |
| April | 17 | 15 | 24 | 56° / 77°F |
| May | 22 | 21 | 23 | 65° / 84°F |
| June | 11 | 11 | 11 | 71° / 89°F |
| July | 4 | 3 | 4 | 74° / 92°F |
| August | 5 | 5 | 5 | 73° / 92°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 11 | 68° / 89°F |
| October | 18 | 17 | 23 | 57° / 81°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 18 | 47° / 70°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 11 | 44° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in May. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Vicksburg compared
6 get fewer, down to 73 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 Vicksburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton, MS | 32 mi east | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Byram, MS | 36 mi east | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Jackson, MS | 39 mi east | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Ridgeland, MS | 43 mi east | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Madison, MS | 45 mi east | 91 | April to May | Hawkins Field Airport |
| Pearl, MS | 46 mi east | 73 | May | Jackson International Airport |
How Vicksburg ranks in MS
Of 41 MS places with 10,000 people or more, Vicksburg (population 20,032, 20th largest) ranks 4th for painting days, 33 days above the state median of 87. The longest season in the state is Oxford, 135 days, 160 miles northeast. The shortest is Tupelo at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Vicksburg Municipal Airport (6.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.