When to paint a house exterior in Dodge City, KS
When to paint in Dodge City, KS
Exterior painting here is a gamble in any month. The painting window is May to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 7 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 May, Sep.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
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| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 19° / 49°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 21° / 53°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 8 | 31° / 65°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 15 | 39° / 73°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 14 | 49° / 80°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 62° / 91°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66° / 95°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 5 | 63° / 94°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 10 | 58° / 90°F |
| October | 4 | 3 | 19 | 42° / 76°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 62°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 53°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Dodge City compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Great Bend (61 a year, 78 miles northeast). 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 Dodge City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City, KS | 48 mi west | 48 | May to June | Garden City Regional Airport |
| Liberal, KS | 70 mi southwest | 39 | May to June | Liberal Municipal Airport |
| Great Bend, KS | 78 mi northeast | 61 | September | Great Bend Municipal Airport |
| Hays, KS | 86 mi northeast | 57 | May to September | Hays Regional Airport |
| Woodward, OK | 98 mi south | 49 | April to May | Gage Airport |
| Guymon, OK | 109 mi southwest | 41 | May | Guymon Municipal Airport |
How Dodge City ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Dodge City (population 27,663, 15th largest) ranks 38th for painting days, 36 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 292 miles east. No place in KS has a shorter one. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dodge City Regional 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+.