When to paint a house exterior in Kennett, MO
When to paint in Kennett, MO
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is September to October, with 3 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September to October, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past October is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 2Feb
- 4Mar
- 9Apr
- 14May
- 8Jun
- 5Jul
- 11Aug
- 14Sep
- 13Oct
- 4Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | under 1 | 5 | 33° / 49°F |
| February | 2 | 2 | 7 | 37° / 55°F |
| March | 4 | 4 | 14 | 44° / 64°F |
| April | 9 | 7 | 17 | 52° / 73°F |
| May | 14 | 8 | 15 | 62° / 82°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 73° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 9 | 11 | 70° / 89°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 15 | 64° / 87°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 22 | 53° / 77°F |
| November | 4 | 4 | 14 | 42° / 63°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 8 | 38° / 55°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Kennett compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Dyersburg (107 a year, 40 miles east); 3 get fewer, down to 80 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. Blytheville is read from the same station as Kennett, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Kennett | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blytheville, AR | 23 mi south | 86 | September to October | same station |
| Paragould, AR | 29 mi southwest | 81 | September to October | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
| Dyersburg, TN | 40 mi east | 107 | May to June | Dyersburg Municipal Airport |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 41 mi northwest | 83 | May to June | Poplar Buff Municial Airport |
| Jonesboro, AR | 46 mi southwest | 81 | September to October | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
| Sikeston, MO | 51 mi northeast | 80 | August to September | Cape Girardeau Rgnl Airport |
How Kennett ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Kennett (population 10,137, 79th largest) ranks 17th for painting days, 14 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 182 miles west. 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 Blytheville Municipal Airport (24 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.