When to paint a house exterior in West Plains, MO
When to paint in West Plains, MO
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 18 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
- 12May
- 16Jun
- 8Jul
- 12Aug
- 18Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 27° / 46°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30° / 52°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 12 | 39° / 62°F |
| April | 7 | 4 | 16 | 47° / 70°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 16 | 57° / 77°F |
| June | 16 | 13 | 16 | 65° / 86°F |
| July | 8 | 5 | 8 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 8 | 12 | 67° / 87°F |
| September | 18 | 14 | 20 | 61° / 84°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 20 | 49° / 72°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 38° / 60°F |
| December | 1 | 1 | 5 | 33° / 52°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near West Plains compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Harrison (93 a year, 77 miles southwest); 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.
| Place | From West Plains | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home, AR | 40 mi southwest | 91 | May to June | Ozark Regional Airport |
| Batesville, AR | 68 mi south | 82 | May | Batesville Regional Airport |
| Ozark, MO | 77 mi west | 72 | June | Springfield-Branson Regional |
| Harrison, AR | 77 mi southwest | 93 | June | Boone County Airport |
| Lebanon, MO | 78 mi northwest | 79 | August to September | Waynesville Regional Airport |
| Branson, MO | 79 mi west | 93 | June | Boone County Airport |
How West Plains ranks in MO
Of 80 MO places with 10,000 people or more, West Plains (population 12,704, 65th largest) ranks 5th for painting days, 16 days above the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Branson, 93 days, 79 miles west. The shortest is Moberly at 61. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from West Plains Municipal Airport (9.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.