When to paint a house exterior in El Dorado, KS
When to paint in El Dorado, KS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, with 1 good month a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 7Apr
- 12May
- 9Jun
- 6Jul
- 10Aug
- 14Sep
- 9Oct
- 3Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 46°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 6 | 26° / 51°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 13 | 38° / 63°F |
| April | 7 | 6 | 18 | 46° / 71°F |
| May | 12 | 7 | 16 | 56° / 78°F |
| June | 9 | 4 | 9 | 67° / 89°F |
| July | 6 | 4 | 6 | 70° / 93°F |
| August | 10 | 5 | 10 | 68° / 90°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 15 | 62° / 86°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 21 | 48° / 73°F |
| November | 3 | 3 | 13 | 37° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 61 days a year here.
Towns near El Dorado compared
2 get 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. Andover, Bel Aire are read from the same station as El Dorado, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From El Dorado | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andover, KS | 17 mi southwest | 73 | September | same station |
| Bel Aire, KS | 21 mi west | 73 | September | same station |
| Wichita, KS | 28 mi west | 52 | August to October | Wichita Eisenhower National |
| Derby, KS | 28 mi southwest | 72 | September | Mcconnell Air Force Base Airport |
| Newton, KS | 30 mi northwest | 61 | September | Newton-City-County Airport |
| Haysville, KS | 32 mi southwest | 72 | September | Mcconnell Air Force Base Airport |
How El Dorado ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, El Dorado (population 12,694, 29th largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 2 days above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 122 miles east. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 61 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Colonel James Jabara Airport (20.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.