When to paint a house exterior in Salina, KS
When to paint in Salina, KS
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April to June, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to June, call for quotes in February 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
- 6Apr
- 10May
- 7Jun
- 4Jul
- 8Aug
- 12Sep
- 8Oct
- 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° / 44°F |
| February | 1 | under 1 | 3 | 24° / 50°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 11 | 35° / 62°F |
| April | 6 | 6 | 17 | 44° / 72°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 14 | 55° / 79°F |
| June | 7 | 5 | 7 | 67° / 92°F |
| July | 4 | 4 | 4 | 70° / 94°F |
| August | 8 | 5 | 8 | 67° / 92°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 14 | 62° / 87°F |
| October | 8 | 8 | 20 | 46° / 73°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 11 | 35° / 59°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 49°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Salina compared
1 gets fewer, down to 54 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 Salina | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson, KS | 31 mi south | 58 | August to October | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
| Junction City, KS | 44 mi east | 58 | May to October | Marshall Army Airfield |
| Hutchinson, KS | 54 mi south | 58 | August to October | Hutchinson Municipal Airport |
| Newton, KS | 56 mi south | 61 | September | Newton-City-County Airport |
| Manhattan, KS | 60 mi northeast | 54 | August to October | Manhattan Regional Airport |
| Great Bend, KS | 71 mi southwest | 61 | September | Great Bend Municipal Airport |
How Salina ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Salina (population 46,109, 10th largest) ranks 27th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 186 miles southeast. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Salina Municipal Airport (2.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.