When to paint a house exterior in Lexington, NE
When to paint in Lexington, 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 2Apr
- 6May
- 9Jun
- 9Jul
- 12Aug
- 11Sep
- 2Oct
- under 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 | 18° / 40°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 18° / 44°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 57°F |
| April | 2 | 1 | 10 | 36° / 66°F |
| May | 6 | 5 | 15 | 49° / 73°F |
| June | 9 | 8 | 11 | 60° / 87°F |
| July | 9 | 4 | 9 | 64° / 88°F |
| August | 12 | 9 | 13 | 61° / 86°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 17 | 55° / 83°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 16 | 39° / 68°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 4 | 28° / 55°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 20° / 44°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 48 days a year here.
Towns near Lexington compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Kearney (69 a year, 35 miles east); 1 gets fewer, down to 34 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 Lexington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney, NE | 35 mi east | 69 | August to September | Kearney Municipal Airport |
| North Platte, NE | 58 mi northwest | 34 | June to September | North Platte Rgnl Airport Lee Bird |
| Hastings, NE | 72 mi east | 68 | August to September | Hastings Municipal Airport |
| Grand Island, NE | 73 mi east | 54 | August | Central Nebraska Regional Air |
| Columbus, NE | 132 mi east | 67 | July to September | Columbus Municipal Airport |
| Hays, KS | 133 mi south | 57 | May to September | Hays Regional Airport |
How Lexington ranks in NE
Of 16 NE places with 10,000 people or more, Lexington (population 11,205, 16th largest) ranks 13th for painting days, 7 days below the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Kearney, 69 days, 35 miles east. The shortest is Scottsbluff at 19. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 48 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Jim Kelly Field Airport (1.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.