When to paint a house exterior in Balch Springs, TX
When to paint in Balch Springs, 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 21 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 Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 4Feb
- 11Mar
- 17Apr
- 21May
- 6Jun
- 3Jul
- 4Aug
- 11Sep
- 18Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 36° / 58°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 12 | 41° / 62°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 21 | 49° / 71°F |
| April | 17 | 15 | 25 | 55° / 76°F |
| May | 21 | 16 | 21 | 64° / 84°F |
| June | 6 | 4 | 6 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 74° / 96°F |
| August | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 96°F |
| September | 11 | 11 | 12 | 68° / 90°F |
| October | 18 | 17 | 23 | 57° / 81°F |
| November | 7 | 5 | 16 | 47° / 68°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Balch Springs compared
3 get 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. Mesquite, Seagoville, Forney are read from the same station as Balch Springs, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Balch Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesquite, TX | 4 mi northeast | 106 | April to May | same station |
| Seagoville, TX | 6 mi southeast | 106 | April to May | same station |
| Forney, TX | 10 mi east | 106 | April to May | same station |
| Dallas, TX | 10 mi northwest | 92 | March to May | Dallas Love Field Airport |
| Lancaster, TX | 12 mi southwest | 75 | April to May | Lancaster Airport |
| Heath, TX | 13 mi northeast | 90 | April to May | Ralph M Hall Rockwall Municip |
How Balch Springs ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Balch Springs (population 27,307, 121st largest) ranks 42nd for painting days, 17 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 228 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mesquite Metropolitan Airport (5.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.