When to paint a house exterior in Denton, TX
When to paint in Denton, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 13Apr
- 12May
- 4Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 13Oct
- 6Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 8 | 33° / 58°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 11 | 37° / 62°F |
| March | 9 | 9 | 18 | 47° / 71°F |
| April | 13 | 12 | 21 | 53° / 77°F |
| May | 12 | 8 | 14 | 63° / 84°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 71° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 8 | 67° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 19 | 55° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 16 | 44° / 69°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 11 | 38° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 55 days a year here.
Towns near Denton compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Northlake (85 a year, 12 miles southwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 72 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. Corinth, Highland Village, Providence Village, Sanger are read from the same station as Denton, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Denton | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth, TX | 6 mi southeast | 76 | April | same station |
| Highland Village, TX | 10 mi southeast | 76 | April | same station |
| Providence Village, TX | 11 mi east | 76 | April | same station |
| Sanger, TX | 11 mi north | 76 | April | same station |
| Northlake, TX | 12 mi southwest | 85 | April to May | Fort Worth Alliance Airport |
| Flower Mound, TX | 13 mi south | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
How Denton ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Denton (population 165,998, 19th largest) ranks 196th for painting days, 13 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 273 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 55 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Denton Municipal Airport (3.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.