When to paint a house exterior in Kansas City, MO
When to paint in Kansas City, 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 Kansas City compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Kansas City's 86 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Gladstone, Mission, Kansas City, Prairie Village, Liberty are read from the same station as Kansas City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Kansas City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone, MO | 6 mi north | 86 | May | same station |
| Mission, KS | 9 mi southwest | 86 | May | same station |
| Raytown, MO | 10 mi southeast | 88 | August to September | Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport |
| Kansas City, KS | 10 mi west | 86 | May | same station |
| Prairie Village, KS | 11 mi southwest | 86 | May | same station |
| Liberty, MO | 11 mi northeast | 86 | May | same station |
How Kansas City ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Kansas City (population 516,032, 1st largest) ranks 13th for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 187 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 (2.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.