When to paint a house exterior in Cedar Hill, TX
When to paint in Cedar Hill, 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 17 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
- 16Apr
- 14May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 17Oct
- 9Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 14 | 38° / 59°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 14 | 42° / 63°F |
| March | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51° / 72°F |
| April | 16 | 13 | 20 | 56° / 77°F |
| May | 14 | 11 | 14 | 65° / 84°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 73° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 70° / 91°F |
| October | 17 | 17 | 20 | 59° / 81°F |
| November | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49° / 69°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 17 | 43° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Cedar Hill compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Grand Prairie (134 a year, 7 miles northwest); 3 get fewer, down to 76 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. Duncanville, DeSoto are read from the same station as Cedar Hill, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cedar Hill | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncanville, TX | 5 mi northeast | 94 | April to May | same station |
| DeSoto, TX | 6 mi east | 94 | April to May | same station |
| Glenn Heights, TX | 6 mi east | 76 | May | Mid-Way Regional Airport |
| Grand Prairie, TX | 7 mi northwest | 134 | March to May | Grand Prairie Municipal Airport |
| Midlothian, TX | 8 mi south | 76 | May | Mid-Way Regional Airport |
| Mansfield, TX | 9 mi west | 84 | April to May | Arlington Municipal Airport |
How Cedar Hill ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Cedar Hill (population 49,618, 76th largest) ranks 85th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 229 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 Dallas Executive Airport (8.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.