When to paint a house exterior in Arlington, TX
When to paint in Arlington, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 10Mar
- 14Apr
- 15May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 13Oct
- 9Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 11 | 37° / 60°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 14 | 41° / 64°F |
| March | 10 | 8 | 18 | 50° / 73°F |
| April | 14 | 12 | 20 | 56° / 79°F |
| May | 15 | 10 | 15 | 65° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 74° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 19 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 18 | 48° / 70°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 14 | 42° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Arlington compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grand Prairie (134 a year, 6 miles east); 2 get fewer, down to 72 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. Kennedale, Mansfield are read from the same station as Arlington, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Arlington | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prairie, TX | 6 mi east | 134 | March to May | Grand Prairie Municipal Airport |
| Kennedale, TX | 7 mi southwest | 84 | April to May | same station |
| Forest Hill, TX | 9 mi west | 97 | April to May | Fort Worth Spinks Airport |
| Mansfield, TX | 9 mi south | 84 | April to May | same station |
| Hurst, TX | 10 mi north | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
| Bedford, TX | 10 mi north | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
How Arlington ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Arlington (population 403,672, 7th largest) ranks 155th for painting days, 5 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 241 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Arlington Municipal Airport (3.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.