When to paint a house exterior in Smithville, MO
When to paint in Smithville, 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 16 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 8May
- 12Jun
- 10Jul
- 12Aug
- 16Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 43°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 48°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 9 | 34° / 61°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 13 | 42° / 70°F |
| May | 8 | 6 | 14 | 54° / 77°F |
| June | 12 | 8 | 12 | 64° / 88°F |
| July | 10 | 6 | 10 | 68° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 12 | 65° / 88°F |
| September | 16 | 15 | 19 | 59° / 84°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 19 | 45° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 10 | 34° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Smithville compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Gladstone (86 a year, 13 miles south). 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. Kearney, Leavenworth are read from the same station as Smithville, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Smithville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney, MO | 12 mi east | 71 | August to September | same station |
| Gladstone, MO | 13 mi south | 86 | May | C.R. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
| Liberty, MO | 13 mi southeast | 86 | May | C.R. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
| Excelsior Springs, MO | 18 mi east | 86 | May | C.R. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
| Kansas City, MO | 19 mi south | 86 | May | C.R. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
| Leavenworth, KS | 20 mi west | 71 | August to September | same station |
How Smithville ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, Smithville (population 10,971, 74th largest) ranks 62nd for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 205 miles south. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Kansas City International Air (11 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.