When to paint a house exterior in Ennis, TX
When to paint in Ennis, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is May, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past May is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 1Jan
- 5Feb
- 8Mar
- 12Apr
- 14May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 13Oct
- 7Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 8 | 36° / 58°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 12 | 40° / 63°F |
| March | 8 | 8 | 18 | 49° / 71°F |
| April | 12 | 12 | 19 | 54° / 77°F |
| May | 14 | 9 | 14 | 63° / 84°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 92°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 74° / 97°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 13 | 18 | 57° / 81°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 17 | 47° / 69°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 11 | 41° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 53 days a year here.
Towns near Ennis compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Corsicana (96 a year, 19 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. Red Oak, Lancaster are read from the same station as Ennis, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Ennis | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waxahachie, TX | 13 mi northwest | 76 | May | Mid-Way Regional Airport |
| Red Oak, TX | 15 mi northwest | 75 | April to May | same station |
| Corsicana, TX | 19 mi southeast | 96 | March to May | Campbell Field-Corsicana Mu |
| Glenn Heights, TX | 20 mi northwest | 76 | May | Mid-Way Regional Airport |
| Lancaster, TX | 20 mi northwest | 75 | April to May | same station |
| Midlothian, TX | 23 mi northwest | 76 | May | Mid-Way Regional Airport |
How Ennis ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Ennis (population 24,753, 134th largest) ranks 209th for painting days, 14 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 204 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 53 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Lancaster Airport (18.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.