When to paint a house exterior in Liberty, MO
When to paint in Liberty, 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 Liberty compared
2 get fewer, down to 71 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. Gladstone, Kansas City, Excelsior Springs are read from the same station as Liberty, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Liberty | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone, MO | 8 mi west | 86 | May | same station |
| Kearney, MO | 9 mi north | 71 | August to September | Kansas City International Air |
| Kansas City, MO | 11 mi southwest | 86 | May | same station |
| Independence, MO | 11 mi south | 88 | August to September | Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport |
| Excelsior Springs, MO | 12 mi northeast | 86 | May | same station |
| Smithville, MO | 13 mi northwest | 71 | August to September | Kansas City International Air |
How Liberty ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Liberty (population 31,245, 20th largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 15 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 192 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 (12.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.