When to paint a house exterior in Pittsburg, KS
When to paint in Pittsburg, KS
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 3 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 to June, call for quotes in March or earlier; a job pushed past June 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
- 15May
- 13Jun
- 9Jul
- 11Aug
- 17Sep
- 9Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 46°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30° / 53°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 13 | 39° / 61°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 19 | 46° / 70°F |
| May | 15 | 9 | 18 | 58° / 78°F |
| June | 13 | 9 | 13 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 9 | 70° / 91°F |
| August | 11 | 6 | 11 | 68° / 89°F |
| September | 17 | 13 | 19 | 61° / 85°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 21 | 49° / 73°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 12 | 38° / 60°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Pittsburg compared
6 get fewer, down to 83 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 Pittsburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb City, MO | 23 mi southeast | 83 | September | Joplin Regional Airport |
| Joplin, MO | 26 mi southeast | 83 | September | Joplin Regional Airport |
| Carthage, MO | 28 mi southeast | 83 | September | Joplin Regional Airport |
| Miami, OK | 38 mi south | 83 | September | Joplin Regional Airport |
| Neosho, MO | 43 mi southeast | 83 | September | Joplin Regional Airport |
| Monett, MO | 54 mi southeast | 83 | September | Joplin Regional Airport |
How Pittsburg ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Pittsburg (population 20,547, 22nd largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 19 days above the state median of 71. No place in KS has a longer season. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. 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 Atkinson Municipal Airport (3.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.