When to paint a house exterior in Beatrice, NE
When to paint in Beatrice, NE
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May to September, call for quotes in March 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 May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 4Apr
- 8May
- 8Jun
- 10Jul
- 12Aug
- 11Sep
- 5Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 21° / 46°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32° / 58°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 12 | 41° / 68°F |
| May | 8 | 6 | 13 | 53° / 76°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 9 | 64° / 88°F |
| July | 10 | 5 | 10 | 67° / 89°F |
| August | 12 | 7 | 12 | 64° / 87°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 15 | 59° / 84°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 16 | 44° / 70°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32° / 56°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Beatrice compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bellevue (66 a year, 74 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 48 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 Beatrice | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln, NE | 37 mi north | 48 | May to September | Lincoln Municipal Airport |
| Papillion, NE | 70 mi northeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| La Vista, NE | 72 mi northeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| Bellevue, NE | 74 mi northeast | 66 | August to September | Offutt Air Force Base Airport |
| Manhattan, KS | 75 mi south | 54 | August to October | Manhattan Regional Airport |
| Omaha, NE | 77 mi northeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
How Beatrice ranks in NE
Of 16 NE places with 10,000 people or more, Beatrice (population 12,290, 15th largest) ranks 9th for painting days, right at the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Kearney, 69 days, 126 miles west. The shortest is Scottsbluff at 19. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Beatrice Municipal Airport (2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.