When to paint a house exterior in Sedalia, MO
When to paint in Sedalia, MO
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 18 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
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 11May
- 12Jun
- 9Jul
- 15Aug
- 18Sep
- 9Oct
- 3Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 25° / 42°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27° / 48°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 12 | 39° / 60°F |
| April | 6 | 6 | 16 | 46° / 69°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 15 | 57° / 77°F |
| June | 12 | 9 | 12 | 67° / 87°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 9 | 70° / 89°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 15 | 67° / 87°F |
| September | 18 | 16 | 19 | 61° / 84°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 19 | 49° / 71°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 38° / 58°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 6 | 31° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 59 days a year here.
Towns near Sedalia compared
3 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. Marshall is read from the same station as Sedalia, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sedalia | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrensburg, MO | 27 mi west | 72 | September | Whiteman Air Force Base Airport |
| Marshall, MO | 28 mi north | 86 | August to September | same station |
| Columbia, MO | 52 mi east | 73 | August to September | Columbia Regional Airport |
| Grain Valley, MO | 57 mi west | 88 | August to September | Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport |
| Jefferson City, MO | 58 mi east | 82 | August to September | Jefferson City Memo Airport |
| Blue Springs, MO | 59 mi west | 88 | August to September | Lee'S Summit Municipal Airport |
How Sedalia ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Sedalia (population 22,310, 33rd largest) ranks 18th for painting days, 14 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 145 miles south. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 59 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sedalia Memorial Airport (2.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.