When to paint a house exterior in Jefferson City, MO
When to paint in Jefferson City, MO
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 17 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
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 12May
- 10Jun
- 9Jul
- 14Aug
- 17Sep
- 8Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 44°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27° / 51°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 61°F |
| April | 7 | 4 | 15 | 46° / 71°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 16 | 58° / 79°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 10 | 67° / 89°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 9 | 70° / 90°F |
| August | 14 | 12 | 14 | 68° / 87°F |
| September | 17 | 15 | 19 | 61° / 85°F |
| October | 8 | 6 | 20 | 49° / 72°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 11 | 37° / 60°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 30° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Jefferson City compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Rolla (90 a year, 48 miles southeast); 4 get fewer, down to 61 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 Jefferson City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton, MO | 23 mi northeast | 73 | August to September | Columbia Regional Airport |
| Columbia, MO | 27 mi north | 73 | August to September | Columbia Regional Airport |
| Mexico, MO | 44 mi north | 73 | August to September | Columbia Regional Airport |
| Rolla, MO | 48 mi southeast | 90 | August to September | Rolla National Airport |
| Sedalia, MO | 58 mi west | 86 | August to September | Sedalia Memorial Airport |
| Moberly, MO | 60 mi north | 61 | August to October | Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport |
How Jefferson City ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Jefferson City (population 42,564, 16th largest) ranks 27th for painting days, 10 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 148 miles southwest. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jefferson City Memo Airport (1.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.