When to paint a house exterior in Gladstone, MO
When to paint in Gladstone, MO
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past May 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.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 12May
- 12Jun
- 7Jul
- 12Aug
- 17Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 43°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 26° / 49°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 14 | 39° / 61°F |
| April | 8 | 7 | 18 | 47° / 70°F |
| May | 12 | 11 | 16 | 58° / 78°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 69° / 89°F |
| July | 7 | 5 | 7 | 72° / 91°F |
| August | 12 | 10 | 12 | 70° / 89°F |
| September | 17 | 17 | 18 | 64° / 85°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 22 | 50° / 72°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 15 | 38° / 58°F |
| December | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 30° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Gladstone compared
1 gets 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. Kansas City, Liberty, Kansas City, Mission are read from the same station as Gladstone, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Gladstone | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO | 6 mi south | 86 | May | same station |
| Liberty, MO | 8 mi east | 86 | May | same station |
| Kansas City, KS | 12 mi southwest | 86 | May | same station |
| Smithville, MO | 13 mi north | 71 | August to September | Kansas City International Air |
| Mission, KS | 14 mi south | 86 | May | same station |
| Independence, MO | 14 mi southeast | 88 | August to September | Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport |
How Gladstone ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Gladstone (population 27,579, 25th largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 193 miles south. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from C.R. Wheeler Downtown Airport (6.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.