When to paint a house exterior in Fredericksburg, TX
When to paint in Fredericksburg, 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 October, at about 16 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, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 6Feb
- 12Mar
- 14Apr
- 13May
- 9Jun
- 4Jul
- 3Aug
- 11Sep
- 16Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 61°F |
| February | 6 | 6 | 15 | 41° / 66°F |
| March | 12 | 11 | 20 | 49° / 72°F |
| April | 14 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 78°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 14 | 64° / 84°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 9 | 70° / 90°F |
| July | 4 | 4 | 4 | 72° / 94°F |
| August | 3 | 2 | 3 | 71° / 94°F |
| September | 11 | 10 | 12 | 66° / 88°F |
| October | 16 | 16 | 22 | 56° / 80°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 18 | 47° / 69°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 12 | 40° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Fredericksburg compared
6 get fewer, down to 70 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 Fredericksburg | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrville, TX | 22 mi southwest | 70 | October | Krvl Municipal/Luis Shrer Fd Airport |
| Boerne, TX | 34 mi south | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 39 mi south | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Dripping Springs, TX | 47 mi east | 92 | March to April | Austin-Camp Mabry |
| Helotes, TX | 49 mi south | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Lakeway, TX | 53 mi east | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
How Fredericksburg ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Fredericksburg (population 11,766, 222nd largest) ranks 45th for painting days, 14 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 227 miles east. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 57 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Gillespie County (2.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.