When to paint a house exterior in Forest Hill, TX
When to paint in Forest Hill, 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 18 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, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 16Apr
- 18May
- 4Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 8Sep
- 15Oct
- 8Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 11 | 36° / 59°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 14 | 40° / 63°F |
| March | 12 | 12 | 21 | 49° / 71°F |
| April | 16 | 16 | 25 | 54° / 77°F |
| May | 18 | 14 | 20 | 64° / 85°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 72° / 94°F |
| July | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75° / 98°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 68° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 21 | 57° / 82°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 19 | 46° / 69°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 15 | 41° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in April. Low-temperature paint adds about 64 days a year here.
Towns near Forest Hill compared
4 get fewer, down to 84 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. Crowley, Burleson are read from the same station as Forest Hill, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Forest Hill | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedale, TX | 3 mi southeast | 84 | April to May | Arlington Municipal Airport |
| Crowley, TX | 8 mi southwest | 97 | April to May | same station |
| Arlington, TX | 9 mi east | 84 | April to May | Arlington Municipal Airport |
| Fort Worth, TX | 10 mi northwest | 89 | April to May | Fort Worth Meacham International Airport |
| Mansfield, TX | 11 mi southeast | 84 | April to May | Arlington Municipal Airport |
| Burleson, TX | 11 mi south | 97 | April to May | same station |
How Forest Hill ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Forest Hill (population 14,314, 200th largest) ranks 66th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 242 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 64 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Worth Spinks Airport (7.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.