When to paint a house exterior in Columbus, NE
When to paint in Columbus, NE
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is July to September, with 3 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to September, call for quotes in May 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.
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- 3Apr
- 8May
- 10Jun
- 14Jul
- 15Aug
- 12Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 16° / 35°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 17° / 40°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 5 | 29° / 54°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 13 | 38° / 65°F |
| May | 8 | 7 | 15 | 51° / 74°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 11 | 63° / 87°F |
| July | 14 | 9 | 14 | 65° / 87°F |
| August | 15 | 12 | 16 | 62° / 84°F |
| September | 12 | 11 | 18 | 56° / 82°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 14 | 40° / 66°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29° / 53°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Columbus compared
6 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 Columbus | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk, NE | 41 mi north | 54 | August | Karl Stefan Memorial Airport |
| Fremont, NE | 45 mi east | 63 | August | Fremont Municipal Airport |
| Lincoln, NE | 56 mi southeast | 48 | May to September | Lincoln Municipal Airport |
| Grand Island, NE | 63 mi southwest | 54 | August | Central Nebraska Regional Air |
| Omaha, NE | 69 mi east | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| La Vista, NE | 69 mi east | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
How Columbus ranks in NE
Of 16 NE places with 10,000 people or more, Columbus (population 25,126, 10th largest) ranks 3rd for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Kearney, 69 days, 103 miles southwest. The shortest is Scottsbluff at 19. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Columbus Municipal Airport (1.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.