When to paint a house exterior in Rolla, MO
When to paint in Rolla, 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 17 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 7Apr
- 11May
- 15Jun
- 11Jul
- 14Aug
- 17Sep
- 9Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 25° / 43°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27° / 49°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 10 | 37° / 59°F |
| April | 7 | 4 | 15 | 45° / 68°F |
| May | 11 | 9 | 15 | 56° / 76°F |
| June | 15 | 12 | 15 | 64° / 86°F |
| July | 11 | 6 | 11 | 68° / 89°F |
| August | 14 | 12 | 15 | 66° / 85°F |
| September | 17 | 14 | 20 | 60° / 82°F |
| October | 9 | 8 | 19 | 48° / 71°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37° / 58°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Rolla compared
6 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.
| Place | From Rolla | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson City, MO | 48 mi northwest | 82 | August to September | Jefferson City Memo Airport |
| Lebanon, MO | 53 mi west | 79 | August to September | Waynesville Regional Airport |
| Union, MO | 54 mi northeast | 71 | August to September | Spirit Of St Louis Airport |
| Washington, MO | 58 mi northeast | 71 | August to September | Spirit Of St Louis Airport |
| Fulton, MO | 64 mi north | 73 | August to September | Columbia Regional Airport |
| Eureka, MO | 72 mi northeast | 71 | August to September | Spirit Of St Louis Airport |
How Rolla ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Rolla (population 20,660, 36th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 18 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 125 miles southwest. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Rolla National Airport (12.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.