When to paint a house exterior in Grandview, MO
When to paint in Grandview, 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 18 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 12May
- 12Jun
- 9Jul
- 13Aug
- 18Sep
- 11Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 42°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26° / 47°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 13 | 38° / 59°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 68°F |
| May | 12 | 9 | 15 | 57° / 76°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 9 | 71° / 89°F |
| August | 13 | 11 | 13 | 68° / 87°F |
| September | 18 | 17 | 19 | 63° / 83°F |
| October | 11 | 11 | 20 | 49° / 71°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 14 | 38° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 30° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Grandview compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Grandview's 88 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Raymore, Lee's Summit, Raytown are read from the same station as Grandview, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Grandview | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belton, MO | 4 mi south | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
| Leawood, KS | 6 mi west | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
| Raymore, MO | 6 mi southeast | 88 | August to September | same station |
| Lee's Summit, MO | 8 mi east | 88 | August to September | same station |
| Raytown, MO | 8 mi northeast | 88 | August to September | same station |
| Overland Park, KS | 9 mi west | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
How Grandview ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Grandview (population 26,630, 26th largest) ranks 10th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 171 miles southeast. 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 Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport (9.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.