When to paint a house exterior in Austin, TX
When to paint in Austin, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to April, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past April is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 8Feb
- 14Mar
- 15Apr
- 10May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 4Sep
- 14Oct
- 12Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 17 | 43° / 65°F |
| February | 8 | 7 | 17 | 46° / 68°F |
| March | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55° / 77°F |
| April | 15 | 10 | 18 | 60° / 82°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 10 | 68° / 88°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 95°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 99°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 100°F |
| September | 4 | 4 | 4 | 72° / 94°F |
| October | 14 | 12 | 15 | 62° / 85°F |
| November | 12 | 11 | 20 | 53° / 73°F |
| December | 7 | 7 | 19 | 47° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Austin compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Round Rock (97 a year, 17 miles north); 1 gets fewer, down to 55 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 Austin | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manor, TX | 12 mi east | 91 | March to May | Austin Executive Airport |
| Pflugerville, TX | 14 mi northeast | 91 | March to May | Austin Executive Airport |
| Lakeway, TX | 14 mi west | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
| Cedar Park, TX | 15 mi north | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
| Buda, TX | 17 mi south | 55 | March to May | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport |
| Round Rock, TX | 17 mi north | 97 | March to May | Georgetown Municipal Airport |
How Austin ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Austin (population 993,588, 5th largest) ranks 96th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 162 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Austin-Camp Mabry (1.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.