When to paint a house exterior in Farmington, MO
When to paint in Farmington, 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 16 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
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 12May
- 15Jun
- 11Jul
- 13Aug
- 16Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 44°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29° / 50°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 8 | 38° / 60°F |
| April | 5 | 2 | 12 | 45° / 69°F |
| May | 12 | 7 | 17 | 56° / 77°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 15 | 64° / 86°F |
| July | 11 | 6 | 11 | 69° / 88°F |
| August | 13 | 11 | 13 | 66° / 85°F |
| September | 16 | 14 | 19 | 60° / 82°F |
| October | 8 | 6 | 18 | 48° / 70°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 37° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 31° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Farmington compared
6 get fewer, down to 71 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 Farmington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festus, MO | 30 mi north | 75 | August to September | St Louis Downtown Airport |
| Waterloo, IL | 41 mi north | 75 | August to September | St Louis Downtown Airport |
| Arnold, MO | 45 mi north | 75 | August to September | St Louis Downtown Airport |
| Columbia, IL | 48 mi north | 75 | August to September | St Louis Downtown Airport |
| Jackson, MO | 51 mi southeast | 80 | August to September | Cape Girardeau Rgnl Airport |
| Eureka, MO | 51 mi north | 71 | August to September | Spirit Of St Louis Airport |
How Farmington ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Farmington (population 19,165, 38th largest) ranks 20th for painting days, 12 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 177 miles southwest. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Farmington Regional Airport (1.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.