When to paint a house exterior in Carthage, MO
When to paint in Carthage, MO
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- under 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 7Apr
- 11May
- 11Jun
- 7Jul
- 9Aug
- 16Sep
- 10Oct
- 4Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 47°F |
| February | 2 | 1 | 7 | 30° / 53°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 14 | 41° / 63°F |
| April | 7 | 7 | 15 | 48° / 71°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 14 | 58° / 78°F |
| June | 11 | 7 | 11 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 7 | 6 | 7 | 71° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 6 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| September | 16 | 13 | 18 | 63° / 85°F |
| October | 10 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 73°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 13 | 39° / 61°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Carthage compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Pittsburg (90 a year, 28 miles northwest). 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. Webb City, Joplin, Neosho, Monett, Miami are read from the same station as Carthage, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Carthage | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb City, MO | 8 mi west | 83 | September | same station |
| Joplin, MO | 11 mi southwest | 83 | September | same station |
| Neosho, MO | 21 mi south | 83 | September | same station |
| Monett, MO | 27 mi southeast | 83 | September | same station |
| Pittsburg, KS | 28 mi northwest | 90 | May to June | Atkinson Municipal Airport |
| Miami, OK | 35 mi southwest | 83 | September | same station |
How Carthage ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Carthage (population 15,703, 50th largest) ranks 22nd for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 68 miles southeast. The shortest is Moberly 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 Joplin Regional Airport (9.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.