When to paint a house exterior in Lebanon, MO
When to paint in Lebanon, 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 15 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 6Apr
- 9May
- 12Jun
- 9Jul
- 14Aug
- 15Sep
- 7Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 45°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28° / 50°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 11 | 38° / 60°F |
| April | 6 | 4 | 13 | 46° / 70°F |
| May | 9 | 6 | 14 | 56° / 77°F |
| June | 12 | 10 | 13 | 64° / 86°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 9 | 68° / 89°F |
| August | 14 | 13 | 14 | 66° / 86°F |
| September | 15 | 11 | 19 | 60° / 83°F |
| October | 7 | 6 | 18 | 48° / 71°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 59°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Lebanon compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Rolla (90 a year, 53 miles east); 5 get fewer, down to 72 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 Lebanon | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivar, MO | 42 mi west | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Springfield, MO | 48 mi southwest | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Rolla, MO | 53 mi east | 90 | August to September | Rolla National Airport |
| Ozark, MO | 54 mi southwest | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Republic, MO | 54 mi southwest | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Nixa, MO | 56 mi southwest | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
How Lebanon ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Lebanon (population 15,538, 52nd largest) ranks 32nd for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 81 miles southwest. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Waynesville Regional Airport (28.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.