When to paint a house exterior in Cibolo, TX
When to paint in Cibolo, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 14 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.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 13Apr
- 10May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 4Sep
- 14Oct
- 11Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 14 | 42° / 65°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 15 | 46° / 69°F |
| March | 12 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 76°F |
| April | 13 | 10 | 17 | 59° / 82°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 10 | 67° / 87°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 4 | 3 | 4 | 71° / 92°F |
| October | 14 | 13 | 16 | 61° / 85°F |
| November | 11 | 11 | 19 | 52° / 73°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 15 | 46° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Cibolo compared
Every one of the 6 closest places lands within three days of Cibolo's 81 a year, so the season here is the regional season. Schertz, Universal City, Selma, Converse, Live Oak are read from the same station as Cibolo, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Cibolo | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schertz, TX | 2 mi west | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Universal City, TX | 5 mi west | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Selma, TX | 6 mi west | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Converse, TX | 6 mi southwest | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Live Oak, TX | 7 mi west | 81 | March to April | same station |
| New Braunfels, TX | 11 mi northeast | 79 | March to April | New Braunfels Municipal Airport |
How Cibolo ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Cibolo (population 37,816, 101st largest) ranks 174th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 184 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Randolph Air Force Base Airport (3.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.