When to paint a house exterior in Cape Girardeau, MO
When to paint in Cape Girardeau, MO
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is August to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 6Apr
- 12May
- 11Jun
- 9Jul
- 13Aug
- 14Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 28° / 45°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31° / 51°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 10 | 40° / 61°F |
| April | 6 | 4 | 15 | 48° / 70°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 16 | 58° / 80°F |
| June | 11 | 9 | 12 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 9 | 5 | 9 | 70° / 90°F |
| August | 13 | 10 | 13 | 67° / 87°F |
| September | 14 | 12 | 17 | 60° / 85°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 20 | 48° / 74°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 8 | 38° / 59°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 4 | 33° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Cape Girardeau compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Herrin (116 a year, 44 miles northeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 70 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. Jackson, Sikeston are read from the same station as Cape Girardeau, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cape Girardeau | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MO | 7 mi northwest | 80 | August to September | same station |
| Sikeston, MO | 29 mi south | 80 | August to September | same station |
| Carbondale, IL | 34 mi northeast | 84 | May to June | Southern Illinois Airport |
| Herrin, IL | 44 mi northeast | 116 | May to September | Williamson County Rgnl Airport |
| Marion, IL | 45 mi northeast | 116 | May to September | Williamson County Rgnl Airport |
| Paducah, KY | 53 mi east | 70 | August to October | Barkley Regional Airport |
How Cape Girardeau ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Cape Girardeau (population 40,818, 17th largest) ranks 28th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 212 miles west. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cape Girardeau Rgnl Airport (5.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.