When to paint a house exterior in Poplar Bluff, MO
When to paint in Poplar Bluff, MO
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to June, with 4 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 15 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
- 7Apr
- 13May
- 12Jun
- 9Jul
- 12Aug
- 15Sep
- 10Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 29° / 46°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 32° / 52°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 12 | 41° / 62°F |
| April | 7 | 4 | 15 | 49° / 71°F |
| May | 13 | 9 | 16 | 59° / 80°F |
| June | 12 | 10 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| July | 9 | 7 | 9 | 71° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 10 | 12 | 68° / 87°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 17 | 62° / 85°F |
| October | 10 | 8 | 20 | 49° / 74°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 39° / 60°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 34° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Poplar Bluff compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Poplar Bluff's 83 a year, so the season here is the regional season.
| Place | From Poplar Bluff | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett, MO | 41 mi southeast | 86 | September to October | Blytheville Municipal Airport |
| Sikeston, MO | 46 mi east | 80 | August to September | Cape Girardeau Rgnl Airport |
| Paragould, AR | 49 mi south | 81 | September to October | Jonesboro Municipal Airport |
| Jackson, MO | 60 mi northeast | 80 | August to September | Cape Girardeau Rgnl Airport |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | 60 mi northeast | 80 | August to September | Cape Girardeau Rgnl Airport |
| Blytheville, AR | 64 mi southeast | 86 | September to October | Blytheville Municipal Airport |
How Poplar Bluff ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Poplar Bluff (population 16,177, 47th largest) ranks 26th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 160 miles west. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Poplar Buff Municial Airport (5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.