When to paint a house exterior in Hays, KS
When to paint in Hays, KS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 11May
- 8Jun
- 7Jul
- 10Aug
- 11Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 21° / 49°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 9 | 32° / 61°F |
| April | 4 | 3 | 16 | 40° / 70°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51° / 76°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 9 | 63° / 91°F |
| July | 7 | 4 | 7 | 67° / 93°F |
| August | 10 | 6 | 10 | 64° / 91°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 15 | 59° / 86°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 18 | 43° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Hays compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Great Bend (61 a year, 46 miles southeast); 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 Hays | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Bend, KS | 46 mi southeast | 61 | September | Great Bend Municipal Airport |
| Dodge City, KS | 86 mi southwest | 35 | May to June | Dodge City Regional Airport |
| Salina, KS | 92 mi east | 58 | April to June | Salina Municipal Airport |
| Hutchinson, KS | 95 mi southeast | 58 | August to October | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
| McPherson, KS | 96 mi east | 58 | August to October | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
| Garden City, KS | 104 mi southwest | 48 | May to June | Garden City Regional Airport |
How Hays ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Hays (population 21,213, 21st largest) ranks 31st for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 271 miles east. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. 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 Hays Regional 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+.