When to paint a house exterior in Lawrence, KS
When to paint in Lawrence, KS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. 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 11 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 Apr, May, Jun, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 8May
- 8Jun
- 5Jul
- 9Aug
- 11Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 42°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 22° / 49°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 10 | 35° / 61°F |
| April | 5 | 4 | 13 | 43° / 70°F |
| May | 8 | 6 | 13 | 55° / 78°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 8 | 66° / 90°F |
| July | 5 | 3 | 5 | 68° / 91°F |
| August | 9 | 6 | 9 | 66° / 89°F |
| September | 11 | 8 | 15 | 59° / 85°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 16 | 45° / 72°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 33° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Lawrence compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Olathe (89 a year, 25 miles east). 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 Lawrence | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner, KS | 21 mi southeast | 77 | August to September | New Century Aircenter Airport |
| Topeka, KS | 24 mi west | 55 | May to June | Philip Billard Municipal Airport |
| Olathe, KS | 25 mi east | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
| Lenexa, KS | 25 mi east | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
| Ottawa, KS | 25 mi south | 77 | August to September | New Century Aircenter Airport |
| Shawnee, KS | 25 mi east | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
How Lawrence ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Lawrence (population 97,271, 6th largest) ranks 32nd for painting days, 15 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 111 miles south. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lawrence Municipal Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.