When to paint a house exterior in Dripping Springs, TX
When to paint in Dripping Springs, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 4 good months a year. The best month is April, at about 15 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.
- 4Jan
- 8Feb
- 14Mar
- 15Apr
- 10May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 4Sep
- 14Oct
- 12Nov
- 7Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 4 | 17 | 43° / 65°F |
| February | 8 | 7 | 17 | 46° / 68°F |
| March | 14 | 12 | 20 | 55° / 77°F |
| April | 15 | 10 | 18 | 60° / 82°F |
| May | 10 | 6 | 10 | 68° / 88°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 95°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 99°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 100°F |
| September | 4 | 4 | 4 | 72° / 94°F |
| October | 14 | 12 | 15 | 62° / 85°F |
| November | 12 | 11 | 20 | 53° / 73°F |
| December | 7 | 7 | 19 | 47° / 68°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 52 days a year here.
Towns near Dripping Springs compared
3 get fewer, down to 55 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. Austin is read from the same station as Dripping Springs, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Dripping Springs | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeway, TX | 13 mi northeast | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
| Buda, TX | 17 mi southeast | 55 | March to May | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport |
| Lago Vista, TX | 19 mi north | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
| Kyle, TX | 19 mi southeast | 86 | March to April | San Marcos Municipal Airport |
| Austin, TX | 21 mi east | 92 | March to April | same station |
| San Marcos, TX | 24 mi southeast | 86 | March to April | San Marcos Municipal Airport |
How Dripping Springs ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Dripping Springs (population 10,165, 248th largest) ranks 98th for painting days, 3 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 180 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 52 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Austin-Camp Mabry (21.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.