When to paint a house exterior in North Platte, NE
When to paint in North Platte, NE
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is June to September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 9 painting days. Book a painter by April.
If you want the house done in June to September, call for quotes in April 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 Jun, Aug, Sep.
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Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 42°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 45°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 24° / 59°F |
| April | 1 | under 1 | 8 | 32° / 68°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 12 | 44° / 75°F |
| June | 8 | 5 | 11 | 56° / 89°F |
| July | 7 | 3 | 7 | 61° / 92°F |
| August | 9 | 5 | 10 | 58° / 90°F |
| September | 6 | 4 | 13 | 51° / 86°F |
| October | 1 | 1 | 11 | 34° / 70°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 23° / 57°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 15° / 46°F |
Deck stain does best in June. Low-temperature paint adds about 41 days a year here.
Towns near North Platte compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Kearney (69 a year, 92 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 19 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 North Platte | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington, NE | 58 mi southeast | 52 | May to September | Jim Kelly Field Airport |
| Kearney, NE | 92 mi east | 69 | August to September | Kearney Municipal Airport |
| Grand Island, NE | 125 mi east | 54 | August | Central Nebraska Regional Air |
| Hastings, NE | 129 mi east | 68 | August to September | Hastings Municipal Airport |
| Sterling, CO | 132 mi west | 21 | none reliable | Mike (Haxtun) |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 159 mi west | 19 | none reliable | Western Ne Regional/Heilig Fi |
How North Platte ranks in NE
Of 16 NE places with 10,000 people or more, North Platte (population 22,549, 11th largest) ranks 15th for painting days, 25 days below the state median of 58. The longest season in the state is Kearney, 69 days, 92 miles east. The shortest is Scottsbluff at 19. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 41 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from North Platte Rgnl Airport Lee Bird (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.