When to paint a house exterior in Converse, TX
When to paint in Converse, 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 Converse compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in San Antonio (85 a year, 14 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. Universal City, Live Oak, Schertz, Selma, Cibolo are read from the same station as Converse, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Converse | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universal City, TX | 3 mi north | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Live Oak, TX | 4 mi northwest | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Schertz, TX | 5 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Selma, TX | 5 mi north | 81 | March to April | same station |
| Cibolo, TX | 6 mi northeast | 81 | March to April | same station |
| San Antonio, TX | 14 mi west | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
How Converse ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Converse (population 31,400, 115th largest) ranks 175th for painting days, 8 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 190 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 (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.