When to paint a house exterior in Buda, TX
When to paint in Buda, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March to May, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 10 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 10Apr
- 7May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 9Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 10 | 38° / 66°F |
| February | 4 | 3 | 12 | 42° / 69°F |
| March | 9 | 7 | 17 | 50° / 78°F |
| April | 10 | 6 | 16 | 56° / 83°F |
| May | 7 | 5 | 7 | 65° / 89°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 71° / 96°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 73° / 99°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 73° / 100°F |
| September | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69° / 95°F |
| October | 9 | 6 | 13 | 58° / 87°F |
| November | 8 | 7 | 17 | 48° / 75°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Buda compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Austin (92 a year, 17 miles north). 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 Buda | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle, TX | 6 mi south | 86 | March to April | San Marcos Municipal Airport |
| San Marcos, TX | 15 mi south | 86 | March to April | San Marcos Municipal Airport |
| Austin, TX | 17 mi north | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
| Dripping Springs, TX | 17 mi northwest | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
| Lockhart, TX | 17 mi southeast | 86 | March to April | San Marcos Municipal Airport |
| Lakeway, TX | 21 mi northwest | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
How Buda ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Buda (population 16,090, 188th largest) ranks 242nd for painting days, 33 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 164 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (12.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.