When to paint a house exterior in Emporia, KS
When to paint in Emporia, 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 15 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 6Apr
- 11May
- 10Jun
- 7Jul
- 9Aug
- 15Sep
- 8Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 44°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 25° / 50°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 11 | 36° / 62°F |
| April | 6 | 5 | 16 | 45° / 70°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 15 | 55° / 77°F |
| June | 10 | 5 | 10 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 7 | 6 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| August | 9 | 6 | 9 | 66° / 90°F |
| September | 15 | 13 | 17 | 61° / 85°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 20 | 47° / 72°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 12 | 36° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 27° / 50°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Emporia compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ottawa (77 a year, 52 miles east); 4 get fewer, down to 54 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 Emporia | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka, KS | 51 mi northeast | 55 | May to June | Philip Billard Municipal Airport |
| Ottawa, KS | 52 mi east | 77 | August to September | New Century Aircenter Airport |
| El Dorado, KS | 54 mi southwest | 73 | September | Colonel James Jabara Airport |
| Junction City, KS | 56 mi northwest | 58 | May to October | Marshall Army Airfield |
| Manhattan, KS | 59 mi north | 54 | August to October | Manhattan Regional Airport |
| Lawrence, KS | 63 mi northeast | 56 | May to June | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
How Emporia ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Emporia (population 24,354, 18th largest) ranks 22nd for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 106 miles southeast. 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 Emporia Municipal Airport (5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.