When to paint a house exterior in Ottawa, KS
When to paint in Ottawa, KS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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
- 1Feb
- 3Mar
- 5Apr
- 11May
- 10Jun
- 8Jul
- 12Aug
- 17Sep
- 9Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 42°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 4 | 24° / 47°F |
| March | 3 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 60°F |
| April | 5 | 4 | 14 | 44° / 69°F |
| May | 11 | 8 | 14 | 56° / 76°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 10 | 66° / 88°F |
| July | 8 | 4 | 8 | 69° / 90°F |
| August | 12 | 9 | 12 | 67° / 88°F |
| September | 17 | 16 | 19 | 61° / 84°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 20 | 48° / 71°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 36° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 28° / 48°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Ottawa compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Olathe (89 a year, 31 miles northeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 56 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. Gardner, Spring Hill are read from the same station as Ottawa, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ottawa | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner, KS | 24 mi northeast | 77 | August to September | same station |
| Lawrence, KS | 25 mi north | 56 | May to June | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Spring Hill, KS | 26 mi northeast | 77 | August to September | same station |
| Olathe, KS | 31 mi northeast | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
| Lenexa, KS | 35 mi northeast | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
| Overland Park, KS | 37 mi northeast | 89 | August to September | Johnson County Executive Airport |
How Ottawa ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Ottawa (population 12,733, 28th largest) ranks 12th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 87 miles south. 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 New Century Aircenter Airport (25.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.