When to paint a house exterior in Topeka, KS
When to paint in Topeka, 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 12 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 9May
- 6Jun
- 6Jul
- 10Aug
- 12Sep
- 5Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 21° / 45°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 22° / 51°F |
| March | 2 | 2 | 9 | 35° / 63°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 15 | 43° / 72°F |
| May | 9 | 7 | 14 | 54° / 79°F |
| June | 6 | 2 | 6 | 65° / 91°F |
| July | 6 | 4 | 6 | 68° / 92°F |
| August | 10 | 6 | 10 | 65° / 90°F |
| September | 12 | 12 | 15 | 59° / 87°F |
| October | 5 | 4 | 18 | 45° / 74°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 9 | 33° / 61°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 51°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Topeka compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Ottawa (77 a year, 38 miles southeast). 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 Topeka | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence, KS | 24 mi east | 56 | May to June | Lawrence Municipal Airport |
| Ottawa, KS | 38 mi southeast | 77 | August to September | New Century Aircenter Airport |
| Gardner, KS | 45 mi east | 77 | August to September | New Century Aircenter Airport |
| Lansing, KS | 45 mi east | 71 | August to September | Kansas City International Air |
| Leavenworth, KS | 46 mi northeast | 71 | August to September | Kansas City International Air |
| Atchison, KS | 47 mi northeast | 71 | August to September | Rosecrans Memorial Airport |
How Topeka ranks in KS
Of 38 KS places with 10,000 people or more, Topeka (population 125,467, 5th largest) ranks 33rd for painting days, 16 days below the state median of 71. The longest season in the state is Pittsburg, 90 days, 124 miles southeast. The shortest is Dodge City at 35. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Philip Billard Municipal Airport (4.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.