When to paint a house exterior in Fremont, NE
When to paint in Fremont, NE
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August, with 1 good month a year. The best month is August, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August, call for quotes in June or earlier; a job pushed past August 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
- 3Apr
- 7May
- 10Jun
- 11Jul
- 14Aug
- 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 | 18° / 37°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 42°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 4 | 31° / 55°F |
| April | 3 | 2 | 11 | 40° / 66°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 13 | 53° / 75°F |
| June | 10 | 6 | 11 | 64° / 87°F |
| July | 11 | 5 | 11 | 67° / 88°F |
| August | 14 | 8 | 15 | 65° / 85°F |
| September | 11 | 10 | 16 | 58° / 82°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 16 | 43° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 23° / 42°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 45 days a year here.
Towns near Fremont compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Council Bluffs (118 a year, 36 miles southeast); 1 gets 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 Fremont | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE | 26 mi southeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| La Vista, NE | 28 mi southeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| Papillion, NE | 29 mi southeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| Bellevue, NE | 35 mi southeast | 66 | August to September | Offutt Air Force Base Airport |
| Council Bluffs, IA | 36 mi southeast | 118 | May to September | Council Bluffs Municipal Airport |
| Lincoln, NE | 45 mi south | 48 | May to September | Lincoln Municipal Airport |
How Fremont ranks in NE
Of 16 NE places with 10,000 people or more, Fremont (population 28,190, 6th largest) ranks 8th for painting days, 4 days above the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Kearney, 69 days, 144 miles west. The shortest is Scottsbluff at 19. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 45 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fremont Municipal Airport (1.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.