When to paint a house exterior in Alton, TX
When to paint in Alton, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is November to March, with 5 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by September.
If you want the house done in November to March, call for quotes in September or earlier; a job pushed past March is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 13Jan
- 14Feb
- 17Mar
- 12Apr
- 4May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 1Sep
- 6Oct
- 16Nov
- 16Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | 13 | 22 | 52° / 74°F |
| February | 14 | 13 | 18 | 56° / 79°F |
| March | 17 | 17 | 19 | 64° / 85°F |
| April | 12 | 11 | 12 | 69° / 90°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 4 | 75° / 94°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 78° / 97°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 79° / 99°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 79° / 101°F |
| September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| October | 6 | 6 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| November | 16 | 15 | 17 | 62° / 82°F |
| December | 16 | 16 | 23 | 57° / 78°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 24 days a year here.
Towns near Alton compared
1 gets fewer, down to 88 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. Palmview, Mission, McAllen, Pharr, San Juan are read from the same station as Alton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Alton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmview, TX | 6 mi southwest | 99 | November to March | same station |
| Mission, TX | 6 mi south | 99 | November to March | same station |
| McAllen, TX | 6 mi southeast | 99 | November to March | same station |
| Edinburg, TX | 10 mi east | 88 | November to December | Edinburg International Airport |
| Pharr, TX | 11 mi southeast | 99 | November to March | same station |
| San Juan, TX | 12 mi southeast | 99 | November to March | same station |
How Alton ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Alton (population 22,907, 141st largest) ranks 58th for painting days, 11 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 302 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Low-temperature paint only adds 24 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mc Allen Miller International Airport (8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.