When to paint a house exterior in Kirksville, MO
When to paint in Kirksville, MO
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is June to September, with 4 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 9May
- 13Jun
- 14Jul
- 15Aug
- 16Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 21° / 43°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 7 | 34° / 55°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 13 | 41° / 66°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 14 | 53° / 75°F |
| June | 13 | 10 | 14 | 63° / 85°F |
| July | 14 | 10 | 14 | 66° / 87°F |
| August | 15 | 11 | 15 | 64° / 85°F |
| September | 16 | 16 | 21 | 57° / 81°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 17 | 45° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 33° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 49 days a year here.
Towns near Kirksville compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Quincy (91 a year, 66 miles east); 3 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 Kirksville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moberly, MO | 54 mi south | 61 | August to October | Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport |
| Ottumwa, IA | 57 mi north | 80 | June to September | Ottumwa Industrial Airport |
| Quincy, IL | 66 mi east | 91 | June to September | Quincy Rgnl-Bldwn Field Airport |
| Hannibal, MO | 71 mi southeast | 91 | June to September | Quincy Rgnl-Bldwn Field Airport |
| Oskaloosa, IA | 76 mi north | 68 | July to September | Oskaloosa Municipal Airport |
| Mexico, MO | 81 mi southeast | 73 | August to September | Columbia Regional Airport |
How Kirksville ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Kirksville (population 17,841, 43rd largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 251 miles south. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 49 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kirksville Regional Airport (7.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.