Permanent outdoor lights
Compare permanent outdoor lighting kits by coverage, light spacing, white-light options and installation fit. Plan the roofline first, then check the exact kit's mounting and extension rules.
Every one we cover, in order
The order is the catalogue's. Rank is never printed.
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Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro100 FT · 60 ZONES · 20 IN SPACING · IP67
The kit most rooflines should get: 60 lights at 20 in, a real 2700K warm white, and no bad answer in it.
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Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2100 FT · 72 ZONES · 17 IN SPACING · IP67
The value kit: more lights, closer together, and a warm white that reads a little cooler than the Pro.
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Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro, 200 ft200 FT · 120 ZONES · 20 IN SPACING · IP67
The Pro at twice the length, for a wide front, a garage wrap or a second run over the porch. Do not buy two 100s.
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Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Prism, 200 ft200 FT · 72 ZONES · 33 IN SPACING · IP68
The flagship: three colours inside each head for gradients, a bigger point of light, IP68, and the widest pitch in the line.
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Govee Outdoor Neon Rope Light, 32.8 ft32 FT · 96 ZONES · 4 IN SPACING · IP67
A continuous flexible neon rope rather than points of light: it reads as a drawn line, which is why it suits a roof edge, a porch ceiling or a railing where a dotted run would look like a string. RGBIC, so colour changes along its length.
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Govee Outdoor LED Strip Light, 32.8 ft32 FT · 42 ZONES · 9 IN SPACING · IP65
The cheapest way to get a lit line on the house. A flat adhesive strip rather than a rope, so it wants a straight edge under an overhang; IP65 means splash and rain, not standing water.
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Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2, 150 ft150 FT · 108 ZONES · 17 IN SPACING · IP67
The 150 ft answer: 108 lights at 17 in, with a support queue you will probably use once.
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Enbrighten Vibe Eternity Permanent Outdoor Lights, 100 ft100 FT · 72 ZONES · 17 IN SPACING · NOT STATED
The one to look at if you would rather not buy Govee: Jasco builds it, the finish is better, and the crowd behind it is a good deal smaller.
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Linkind Permanent Outdoor Lights HP5, 100 ft100 FT · 60 ZONES · 20 IN SPACING · IP67
The budget smart eave line, and the only one here that mounts on a wall or a ceiling, which matters if your eave has no soffit lip to hide a channel in.
Price tiers are our own rough budget bands, not live prices. Check the listing for today’s price.
The same house, switched on.
Same camera, same minute, same sky. Only the lights changed.
The Two-storey sample house, unlit and then with the Neon 33 on it — 330 lights at 4 in, its own spacing. See what was placed.
Same house, same dusk, each product.
Count and spacing come from each product's own listing; the dusk is our own render, generated by us rather than photographed.
The listing's numbers, our pictures.
Each product page carries what the listing and the maker's sheet say, on the date we looked, and a render placed by those numbers. We do not print prices, rank numbers, star ratings or review counts: a figure typed onto this page is stale the week after it is typed, and we would rather show you what the thing looks like on a house than what strangers typed about it.
We have not mounted any of them. Every product page has a section headed "What we could not check".
The questions that decide it.
How many feet do I need?
Measure every edge you intend to light, including both sloping sides of each gable. Is a 100 ft kit enough? works through three layouts. Take the printable worksheet outside, then use the calculator.
Can I cut or extend the kit?
That depends on the exact model. Check cutting, extension and cable-gap rules before selecting a length. More footage does not automatically solve an awkward route.
Where do the lights mount?
Check the permitted mounting surface, hardware and distance from the wall. Our installation checklist also covers access and power location. We have not installed these kits ourselves; the examples are simulations.
Is permanent lighting worth it?
Use the permanent versus seasonal comparison with your own costs. Include maintenance and access as well as the initial kit, and consider the everyday white setting if you want lighting outside the holidays.
Which kit should I buy?
The best permanent Christmas eave lights picks one kit per job, from a long roofline to a renter who cannot drill, with the length, pitch, IP rating and mounting of each.
Buying the wrong length is the expensive mistake.
Not the wrong brand. Measure the run first, then pick from the list above.
Work out how many feet