When to paint a house exterior in Del Rio, TX
When to paint in Del Rio, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is March, with 1 good month a year. The best month is March, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March, call for quotes in January or earlier; a job pushed past March is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 14Mar
- 11Apr
- 4May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 11Oct
- 12Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 18 | 40° / 70°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 17 | 45° / 75°F |
| March | 14 | 12 | 21 | 54° / 82°F |
| April | 11 | 6 | 13 | 60° / 89°F |
| May | 4 | 3 | 5 | 69° / 94°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 99°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 102°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 102°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72° / 95°F |
| October | 11 | 9 | 13 | 62° / 87°F |
| November | 12 | 12 | 22 | 52° / 76°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 20 | 44° / 72°F |
Deck stain does best in November. Low-temperature paint adds about 64 days a year here.
Towns near Del Rio compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fredericksburg (103 a year, 135 miles northeast). 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 Del Rio | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Pass, TX | 52 mi southeast | 94 | October to November | Faith Ranch Airport |
| Uvalde, TX | 67 mi east | 85 | March to April | Garner Field Airport |
| Kerrville, TX | 115 mi northeast | 70 | October | Krvl Municipal/Luis Shrer Fd Airport |
| Boerne, TX | 133 mi east | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Helotes, TX | 133 mi east | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Fredericksburg, TX | 135 mi northeast | 103 | April to May | Gillespie County |
How Del Rio ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Del Rio (population 34,678, 107th largest) ranks 224th for painting days, 19 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 345 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 64 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Del Rio International Airport (2.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.