When to paint a house exterior in Great Bend, KS
When to paint in Great Bend, 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 12 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
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 11May
- 8Jun
- 6Jul
- 9Aug
- 12Sep
- 6Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 45°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 51°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 10 | 33° / 61°F |
| April | 5 | 5 | 17 | 41° / 70°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 17 | 53° / 77°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 65° / 90°F |
| July | 6 | 3 | 6 | 68° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 6 | 9 | 66° / 91°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 15 | 60° / 86°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 20 | 45° / 73°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 10 | 33° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Great Bend compared
2 get fewer, down to 35 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 Great Bend | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hays, KS | 46 mi northwest | 57 | May to September | Hays Regional Airport |
| Hutchinson, KS | 53 mi southeast | 58 | August to October | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
| McPherson, KS | 61 mi east | 58 | August to October | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
| Salina, KS | 71 mi northeast | 58 | April to June | Salina Municipal Airport |
| Dodge City, KS | 78 mi southwest | 35 | May to June | Dodge City Regional Airport |
| Newton, KS | 82 mi east | 61 | September | Newton-City-County Airport |
How Great Bend ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Great Bend (population 14,306, 26th largest) ranks 25th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 233 miles east. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Great Bend Municipal Airport (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.