When to paint a house exterior in Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
When to paint in Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to April, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, 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.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 14Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 3Sep
- 15Oct
- 11Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 15 | 40° / 67°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 16 | 44° / 71°F |
| March | 12 | 8 | 20 | 53° / 78°F |
| April | 14 | 11 | 18 | 58° / 84°F |
| May | 11 | 6 | 11 | 67° / 89°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 73° / 95°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 99°F |
| September | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 94°F |
| October | 15 | 12 | 17 | 61° / 86°F |
| November | 11 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 75°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 19 | 45° / 70°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 58 days a year here.
Towns near Fair Oaks Ranch compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Leon Valley (89 a year, 17 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 81 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. Boerne, Helotes, San Antonio are read from the same station as Fair Oaks Ranch, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Fair Oaks Ranch | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boerne, TX | 6 mi northwest | 85 | March to April | same station |
| Helotes, TX | 12 mi south | 85 | March to April | same station |
| Leon Valley, TX | 17 mi south | 89 | March to April | Lackland Air Force Base (Kell |
| San Antonio, TX | 21 mi south | 85 | March to April | same station |
| Live Oak, TX | 22 mi southeast | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
| Selma, TX | 22 mi southeast | 81 | March to April | Randolph Air Force Base Airport |
How Fair Oaks Ranch ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Fair Oaks Ranch (population 11,744, 223rd largest) ranks 148th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 209 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 58 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from San Antonio International Air (16.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.