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Outdoor Project Weather in Des Moines, IA

This page runs Des Moines's forecast against all six task rulesets at once. Verdicts load live above; the month-by-month matrix below — built from NOAA 1991–2020 normals — shows when each job's season opens. Lawn Seeding gets the most calendar here: 185 workable days a year.

Today at a glance

Verdicts load live from the 10-day forecast; without JavaScript this column stays blank and the year-round matrix below still answers the planning question.
TaskTodayBest months hereFull 10-day check
Deck Staining — Aug, Sep, Jul Stain a Deck in Des Moines →
Exterior Painting — Aug, Sep, Jul Paint Outside in Des Moines →
Driveway Sealing — Aug, Jul, Sep Seal a Driveway in Des Moines →
Concrete Pouring — Aug, Sep, Jul Pour Concrete in Des Moines →
Roof Coating — Aug, Sep, Jul Coat a Roof in Des Moines →
Lawn Seeding — May, Oct, Apr Seed a Lawn in Des Moines →

Project weather, month by month

Workable days per month by task, from NOAA 1991–2020 normals for DES MOINES INTL AP, IA US. Darker = more workable days.
TaskJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Deck Staining 0 0 0 10 18 19 21 22 22 17 0 0
Exterior Painting 0 0 0 10 18 19 21 22 22 17 0 0
Driveway Sealing 0 0 0 0 12 19 21 22 21 0 0 0
Concrete Pouring 0 0 0 10 18 19 21 22 22 17 0 0
Roof Coating 0 0 0 10 18 19 21 22 22 17 0 0
Lawn Seeding 0 0 1 30 31 30 1 28 30 31 3 0

Season edges differ by task — that's the point of checking six at once. In Des Moines the earliest opener starts around April and the last holdout closes after October. A week that fails the paint rules on humidity can still pass seeding, and a frost that ends concrete season leaves sealing untouched until nights slip under 50°F.

If you only open one full check, make it lawn seeding — Des Moines's longest season at 185 workable days.

Full 10-day checks

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Climatology: NOAA 1991–2020 normals via DES MOINES INTL AP, IA US (5.6 km from Des Moines center); live outlook by Open-Meteo.