When to paint a house exterior in Hastings, NE
When to paint in Hastings, NE
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is August to September, with 2 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by June.
If you want the house done in August to September, call for quotes in June 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
- under 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 10May
- 10Jun
- 11Jul
- 14Aug
- 14Sep
- 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° / 38°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 18° / 42°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 30° / 56°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 13 | 39° / 66°F |
| May | 10 | 8 | 15 | 51° / 74°F |
| June | 10 | 7 | 11 | 63° / 87°F |
| July | 11 | 7 | 11 | 66° / 88°F |
| August | 14 | 9 | 14 | 64° / 86°F |
| September | 14 | 13 | 17 | 58° / 83°F |
| October | 5 | 5 | 18 | 42° / 68°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 8 | 31° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 22° / 43°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 50 days a year here.
Towns near Hastings compared
4 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 Hastings | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Island, NE | 23 mi north | 54 | August | Central Nebraska Regional Air |
| Kearney, NE | 37 mi west | 69 | August to September | Kearney Municipal Airport |
| Lexington, NE | 72 mi west | 52 | May to September | Jim Kelly Field Airport |
| Columbus, NE | 79 mi northeast | 67 | July to September | Columbus Municipal Airport |
| Beatrice, NE | 89 mi east | 58 | May to September | Beatrice Municipal Airport |
| Lincoln, NE | 91 mi east | 48 | May to September | Lincoln Municipal Airport |
How Hastings ranks in NE
Of 16 NE places with 10,000 people or more, Hastings (population 25,152, 9th largest) ranks 2nd for painting days, 9 days above the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Kearney, 69 days, 37 miles west. The shortest is Scottsbluff at 19. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 50 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hastings Municipal Airport (1.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.