When to paint a house exterior in Sioux City, IA
When to paint in Sioux City, IA
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is July to August, with 2 good months a year. The best month is August, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by May.
If you want the house done in July to August, call for quotes in May 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.
- under 1Jan
- under 1Feb
- under 1Mar
- 1Apr
- 5May
- 8Jun
- 13Jul
- 14Aug
- 10Sep
- 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 | 12° / 34°F |
| February | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 13° / 38°F |
| March | under 1 | under 1 | 2 | 26° / 54°F |
| April | 1 | 1 | 9 | 36° / 65°F |
| May | 5 | 4 | 13 | 48° / 76°F |
| June | 8 | 4 | 10 | 60° / 88°F |
| July | 13 | 10 | 14 | 62° / 88°F |
| August | 14 | 8 | 15 | 60° / 86°F |
| September | 10 | 9 | 18 | 54° / 82°F |
| October | 2 | 2 | 12 | 38° / 67°F |
| November | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 26° / 54°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 17° / 40°F |
Deck stain does best in July. Low-temperature paint adds about 43 days a year here.
Towns near Sioux City compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Vermillion (72 a year, 34 miles northwest). 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. South Sioux City, Le Mars are read from the same station as Sioux City, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Sioux City | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sioux City, NE | 3 mi southwest | 54 | July to August | same station |
| Le Mars, IA | 23 mi northeast | 54 | July to August | same station |
| Vermillion, SD | 34 mi northwest | 72 | July to September | Chan Gurney Municipal Airport |
| Yankton, SD | 58 mi northwest | 72 | July to September | Chan Gurney Municipal Airport |
| Storm Lake, IA | 62 mi east | 56 | July to August | Cherokee Municipal Airport/ |
| Norfolk, NE | 62 mi southwest | 54 | August | Karl Stefan Memorial Airport |
How Sioux City ranks in IA
Of 41 IA places with 10,000 people or more, Sioux City (population 86,875, 4th largest) ranks 40th for painting days, 18 days below the state median of 72. The longest season in the state is Council Bluffs, 118 days, 91 miles south. The shortest is Le Mars at 54. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 43 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Sioux Gateway/Col Bud Day Fie (7.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.