When to paint a house exterior in Athens, TX
When to paint in Athens, 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 October, at about 16 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
- 6Feb
- 11Mar
- 14Apr
- 16May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 16Oct
- 9Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 12 | 39° / 60°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 13 | 43° / 64°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 19 | 51° / 73°F |
| April | 14 | 10 | 19 | 56° / 78°F |
| May | 16 | 11 | 16 | 65° / 85°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 73° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 70° / 91°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 20 | 59° / 82°F |
| November | 9 | 8 | 18 | 49° / 70°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 14 | 44° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Athens compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Jacksonville (132 a year, 37 miles southeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 75 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. Tyler is read from the same station as Athens, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Athens | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler, TX | 32 mi east | 95 | April to May | same station |
| Palestine, TX | 33 mi south | 95 | April to May | Palestine Municipal Airport |
| Jacksonville, TX | 37 mi southeast | 132 | March to May | Cherokee County Airport |
| Corsicana, TX | 38 mi west | 96 | March to May | Campbell Field-Corsicana Mu |
| Terrell, TX | 45 mi northwest | 92 | April to May | Terrell Municipal Airport |
| Ennis, TX | 48 mi west | 75 | April to May | Lancaster Airport |
How Athens ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Athens (population 13,575, 207th largest) ranks 82nd for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 181 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (27.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.