When to paint a house exterior in Eagle Pass, TX
When to paint in Eagle Pass, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is October to November, with 3 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 17 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October to November, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past November is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 7Jan
- 11Feb
- 17Mar
- 12Apr
- 4May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 15Oct
- 16Nov
- 10Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | 7 | 21 | 44° / 69°F |
| February | 11 | 10 | 19 | 49° / 74°F |
| March | 17 | 14 | 21 | 58° / 84°F |
| April | 12 | 8 | 13 | 64° / 89°F |
| May | 4 | 2 | 4 | 72° / 96°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 101°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 102°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 101°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 95°F |
| October | 15 | 14 | 17 | 64° / 86°F |
| November | 16 | 16 | 22 | 55° / 77°F |
| December | 10 | 10 | 22 | 48° / 72°F |
Deck stain does best in November. Low-temperature paint adds about 47 days a year here.
Towns near Eagle Pass compared
6 get fewer, down to 69 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 Eagle Pass | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Rio, TX | 52 mi northwest | 69 | March | Del Rio International Airport |
| Uvalde, TX | 55 mi northeast | 85 | March to April | Garner Field Airport |
| Laredo, TX | 99 mi southeast | 91 | February to March | Laredo International Airport |
| Pleasanton, TX | 121 mi east | 82 | March to April | Pleasanton Municipal Airport |
| Kerrville, TX | 123 mi northeast | 70 | October | Krvl Municipal/Luis Shrer Fd Airport |
| Helotes, TX | 124 mi northeast | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
How Eagle Pass ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Eagle Pass (population 28,768, 117th largest) ranks 87th for painting days, 5 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 328 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 47 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Faith Ranch Airport (43.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.