When to paint a house exterior in Arkansas City, KS
When to paint in Arkansas City, KS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February 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, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 8Apr
- 11May
- 8Jun
- 5Jul
- 8Aug
- 11Sep
- 10Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 48°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27° / 53°F |
| March | 3 | 3 | 13 | 38° / 65°F |
| April | 8 | 6 | 17 | 46° / 73°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 15 | 57° / 79°F |
| June | 8 | 3 | 8 | 67° / 90°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 71° / 93°F |
| August | 8 | 4 | 8 | 69° / 92°F |
| September | 11 | 8 | 12 | 63° / 88°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 20 | 49° / 75°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 12 | 37° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 29° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Arkansas City compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Andover (73 a year, 43 miles north); 1 gets fewer, down to 52 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. Winfield is read from the same station as Arkansas City, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Arkansas City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield, KS | 12 mi north | 67 | April to June | same station |
| Ponca City, OK | 24 mi south | 70 | May | Ponca City Regional Airport |
| Derby, KS | 36 mi north | 72 | September | Mcconnell Air Force Base Airport |
| Haysville, KS | 38 mi northwest | 72 | September | Mcconnell Air Force Base Airport |
| Andover, KS | 43 mi north | 73 | September | Colonel James Jabara Airport |
| Wichita, KS | 46 mi north | 52 | August to October | Wichita Eisenhower National |
How Arkansas City ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Arkansas City (population 11,761, 30th largest) ranks 23rd for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 131 miles east. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Strother Field Airport (6.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.