When to paint a house exterior in Council Bluffs, IA
When to paint in Council Bluffs, IA
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is May to September, with 5 good months a year. The best month is July, at about 22 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 Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 5Apr
- 15May
- 20Jun
- 22Jul
- 21Aug
- 21Sep
- 10Oct
- 2Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 19° / 36°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 23° / 44°F |
| March | 1 | under 1 | 11 | 33° / 57°F |
| April | 5 | 5 | 21 | 41° / 66°F |
| May | 15 | 15 | 25 | 53° / 75°F |
| June | 20 | 20 | 20 | 65° / 86°F |
| July | 22 | 22 | 22 | 67° / 86°F |
| August | 21 | 21 | 21 | 64° / 84°F |
| September | 21 | 21 | 25 | 59° / 82°F |
| October | 10 | 10 | 25 | 45° / 68°F |
| November | 2 | 2 | 12 | 33° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 70 days a year here.
Towns near Council Bluffs 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 Council Bluffs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue, NE | 8 mi southwest | 66 | August to September | Offutt Air Force Base Airport |
| Omaha, NE | 11 mi west | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| La Vista, NE | 12 mi west | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| Papillion, NE | 13 mi southwest | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| Fremont, NE | 36 mi northwest | 63 | August | Fremont Municipal Airport |
| Lincoln, NE | 52 mi southwest | 48 | May to September | Lincoln Municipal Airport |
How Council Bluffs ranks in IA
Of 41 IA places with 10,000 people or more, Council Bluffs (population 62,665, 10th largest) ranks 1st for painting days, 46 days above the state median of 72. No place in IA has a longer season. The shortest is Le Mars at 54. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 70 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (5.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.