When to paint a house exterior in Edinburg, TX
When to paint in Edinburg, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is November to December, with 3 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by September.
If you want the house done in November to December, call for quotes in September or earlier; a job pushed past December 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.
- 10Jan
- 12Feb
- 16Mar
- 12Apr
- 3May
- under 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 7Oct
- 13Nov
- 13Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 | 9 | 21 | 50° / 75°F |
| February | 12 | 11 | 18 | 54° / 79°F |
| March | 16 | 13 | 19 | 61° / 84°F |
| April | 12 | 10 | 12 | 66° / 88°F |
| May | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| June | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 97°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 77° / 98°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 100°F |
| September | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 95°F |
| October | 7 | 7 | 8 | 65° / 90°F |
| November | 13 | 13 | 17 | 59° / 81°F |
| December | 13 | 11 | 21 | 54° / 77°F |
Deck stain does best in March. Low-temperature paint adds about 33 days a year here.
Towns near Edinburg compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Donna (109 a year, 13 miles southeast). 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 Edinburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAllen, TX | 9 mi southwest | 99 | November to March | Mc Allen Miller International Airport |
| San Juan, TX | 9 mi south | 99 | November to March | Mc Allen Miller International Airport |
| Alamo, TX | 10 mi south | 99 | November to March | Mc Allen Miller International Airport |
| Alton, TX | 10 mi west | 99 | November to March | Mc Allen Miller International Airport |
| Pharr, TX | 11 mi south | 99 | November to March | Mc Allen Miller International Airport |
| Donna, TX | 13 mi southeast | 109 | February to April | Mid Valley Airport |
How Edinburg ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Edinburg (population 108,733, 41st largest) ranks 135th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 294 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 33 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Edinburg International Airport (8.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.