When to paint a house exterior in Independence, MO
When to paint in Independence, 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 Independence compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Independence's 88 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Blue Springs, Raytown, Grain Valley, Lee's Summit are read from the same station as Independence, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Independence | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Springs, MO | 7 mi southeast | 88 | August to September | same station |
| Raytown, MO | 9 mi southwest | 88 | August to September | same station |
| Grain Valley, MO | 9 mi southeast | 88 | August to September | same station |
| Kansas City, MO | 11 mi west | 86 | May | C.R. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
| Liberty, MO | 11 mi north | 86 | May | C.R. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
| Lee's Summit, MO | 11 mi south | 88 | August to September | same station |
How Independence ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Independence (population 121,629, 5th largest) ranks 6th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 180 miles south. 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 (8.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.