When to paint a house exterior in Bedford, TX
When to paint in Bedford, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 11May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 14Oct
- 8Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 35° / 61°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 12 | 38° / 65°F |
| March | 8 | 6 | 19 | 48° / 74°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 80°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 12 | 64° / 86°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 98°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 92°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 18 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 20 | 47° / 71°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 17 | 40° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near Bedford compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in North Richland Hills (89 a year, 5 miles west). 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. Hurst, Colleyville, Euless, Grapevine are read from the same station as Bedford, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Bedford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurst, TX | 3 mi west | 72 | April | same station |
| Colleyville, TX | 3 mi north | 72 | April | same station |
| Euless, TX | 3 mi east | 72 | April | same station |
| North Richland Hills, TX | 5 mi west | 89 | April to May | Fort Worth Meacham International Airport |
| Watauga, TX | 7 mi west | 89 | April to May | Fort Worth Meacham International Airport |
| Grapevine, TX | 7 mi northeast | 72 | April | same station |
How Bedford ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Bedford (population 48,728, 78th largest) ranks 217th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 250 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dallas/Fort Worth International (7.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.