When to paint a house exterior in Branson, MO
When to paint in Branson, MO
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June, call for quotes in April 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 12May
- 16Jun
- 9Jul
- 11Aug
- 17Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 29° / 48°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 8 | 32° / 54°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 13 | 41° / 63°F |
| April | 7 | 5 | 15 | 48° / 71°F |
| May | 12 | 6 | 16 | 57° / 77°F |
| June | 16 | 14 | 16 | 65° / 86°F |
| July | 9 | 7 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 11 | 10 | 11 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 17 | 15 | 19 | 61° / 84°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 21 | 50° / 73°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 39° / 62°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 8 | 34° / 54°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Branson compared
5 get fewer, down to 72 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. Harrison is read from the same station as Branson, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Branson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison, AR | 27 mi south | 93 | June | same station |
| Ozark, MO | 29 mi north | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Nixa, MO | 30 mi north | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Republic, MO | 39 mi north | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Springfield, MO | 40 mi north | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Monett, MO | 41 mi northwest | 83 | September | Joplin Regional Airport |
How Branson ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Branson (population 12,869, 64th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 21 days above the state median of 72. No place in MO has a longer season. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Boone County Airport (25 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.