When to paint a house exterior in Manhattan, KS
When to paint in Manhattan, KS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to October, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to October, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past October 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
- 2Mar
- 5Apr
- 9May
- 7Jun
- 5Jul
- 8Aug
- 10Sep
- 7Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 21° / 44°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 49°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 11 | 34° / 62°F |
| April | 5 | 5 | 14 | 43° / 71°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 14 | 55° / 78°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 7 | 66° / 91°F |
| July | 5 | 4 | 5 | 69° / 93°F |
| August | 8 | 4 | 8 | 66° / 91°F |
| September | 10 | 10 | 13 | 60° / 87°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 18 | 45° / 73°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 33° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Manhattan compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Emporia (70 a year, 59 miles south). 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 Manhattan | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction City, KS | 17 mi southwest | 58 | May to October | Marshall Army Airfield |
| Topeka, KS | 50 mi east | 55 | May to June | Philip Billard Municipal Airport |
| Emporia, KS | 59 mi south | 70 | September | Emporia Municipal Airport |
| Salina, KS | 60 mi southwest | 58 | April to June | Salina Municipal Airport |
| Lawrence, KS | 74 mi east | 56 | May to June | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Beatrice, NE | 75 mi north | 58 | May to September | Beatrice Municipal Airport |
How Manhattan ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Manhattan (population 54,700, 9th largest) ranks 34th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 160 miles southeast. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Manhattan Regional Airport (5.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.