When to paint a house exterior in Abilene, TX
When to paint in Abilene, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 12 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 7Mar
- 11Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 12Oct
- 5Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32° / 61°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 13 | 35° / 65°F |
| March | 7 | 6 | 20 | 45° / 74°F |
| April | 11 | 8 | 19 | 52° / 81°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 12 | 61° / 88°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 69° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 99°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 73° / 99°F |
| September | 6 | 4 | 7 | 66° / 92°F |
| October | 12 | 11 | 18 | 54° / 83°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 18 | 43° / 71°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 13 | 37° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 69 days a year here.
Towns near Abilene compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Brownwood (105 a year, 68 miles southeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 53 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 Abilene | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweetwater, TX | 39 mi west | 81 | October | Avenger Field Airport |
| Brownwood, TX | 68 mi southeast | 105 | April to May | Brownwood Regional Airport |
| Snyder, TX | 71 mi west | 79 | October | Winston Field Airport |
| San Angelo, TX | 82 mi southwest | 53 | March to May | San Angelo Regional/Maths Fie |
| Stephenville, TX | 90 mi east | 88 | April to May | Clark Field Municipal Airport |
| Mineral Wells, TX | 100 mi east | 72 | April to May | Mineral Wells Airport |
How Abilene ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Abilene (population 130,501, 29th largest) ranks 237th for painting days, 26 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 333 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 69 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Abilene Regional Airport (4.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.