When to paint a house exterior in Cleburne, TX
When to paint in Cleburne, 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 19 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, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 11Mar
- 13Apr
- 14May
- 6Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 9Sep
- 19Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 13 | 37° / 58°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 12 | 40° / 62°F |
| March | 11 | 9 | 19 | 50° / 71°F |
| April | 13 | 13 | 18 | 56° / 76°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 14 | 65° / 84°F |
| June | 6 | 5 | 6 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 97°F |
| September | 9 | 9 | 9 | 69° / 90°F |
| October | 19 | 18 | 23 | 58° / 80°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 17 | 47° / 68°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 14 | 42° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Cleburne compared
4 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Burleson (97 a year, 12 miles northeast); 2 get fewer, down to 78 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.
| Place | From Cleburne | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burleson, TX | 12 mi northeast | 97 | April to May | Fort Worth Spinks Airport |
| Crowley, TX | 16 mi north | 97 | April to May | Fort Worth Spinks Airport |
| Granbury, TX | 22 mi west | 78 | April | Granbury Municipal Airport |
| Mansfield, TX | 23 mi northeast | 84 | April to May | Arlington Municipal Airport |
| Benbrook, TX | 23 mi north | 94 | April to May | Fort Worth Naval Air Station |
| Forest Hill, TX | 23 mi north | 97 | April to May | Fort Worth Spinks Airport |
How Cleburne ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Cleburne (population 38,131, 99th largest) ranks 124th for painting days, 1 day above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 230 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cleburne Municipal Airport (1.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.