When to paint a house exterior in Lincoln, NE
When to paint in Lincoln, 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 10 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, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- 1Mar
- 3Apr
- 7May
- 7Jun
- 9Jul
- 10Aug
- 7Sep
- 4Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 39°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 16° / 44°F |
| March | 1 | 1 | 5 | 29° / 59°F |
| April | 3 | 3 | 12 | 38° / 69°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 14 | 51° / 78°F |
| June | 7 | 4 | 8 | 62° / 90°F |
| July | 9 | 6 | 9 | 65° / 90°F |
| August | 10 | 6 | 11 | 63° / 89°F |
| September | 7 | 4 | 12 | 56° / 86°F |
| October | 4 | 4 | 15 | 41° / 71°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 4 | 29° / 58°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 1 | 20° / 45°F |
Deck stain does best in August. Low-temperature paint adds about 44 days a year here.
Towns near Lincoln compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bellevue (66 a year, 45 miles northeast). 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 Lincoln | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice, NE | 37 mi south | 58 | May to September | Beatrice Municipal Airport |
| Papillion, NE | 39 mi northeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| La Vista, NE | 41 mi northeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
| Fremont, NE | 45 mi north | 63 | August | Fremont Municipal Airport |
| Bellevue, NE | 45 mi northeast | 66 | August to September | Offutt Air Force Base Airport |
| Omaha, NE | 45 mi northeast | 64 | August to September | Millard Airport |
How Lincoln ranks in NE
Of 16 NE places with 10,000 people or more, Lincoln (population 300,619, 2nd largest) ranks 14th for painting days, 10 days below the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Kearney, 69 days, 126 miles west. The shortest is Scottsbluff at 19. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 44 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lincoln Municipal Airport (4.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.