When to paint a house exterior in Gatesville, TX
When to paint in Gatesville, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 4 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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
- 5Feb
- 13Mar
- 15Apr
- 14May
- 4Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 8Sep
- 16Oct
- 9Nov
- 6Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 12 | 37° / 61°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 13 | 40° / 64°F |
| March | 13 | 12 | 22 | 50° / 73°F |
| April | 15 | 12 | 21 | 56° / 79°F |
| May | 14 | 10 | 14 | 65° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 72° / 94°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 75° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 8 | 8 | 8 | 69° / 91°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 20 | 57° / 81°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 19 | 47° / 70°F |
| December | 6 | 6 | 16 | 42° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Gatesville compared
6 get fewer, down to 77 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 Gatesville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperas Cove, TX | 24 mi southwest | 92 | April to May | Robert Gray Aff Airport |
| Killeen, TX | 25 mi south | 88 | April to May | Killeen Municipal Airport |
| Harker Heights, TX | 27 mi south | 88 | April to May | Killeen Municipal Airport |
| Belton, TX | 31 mi southeast | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Temple, TX | 31 mi southeast | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Hewitt, TX | 33 mi east | 77 | April | Mc Gregor Executive Airport |
How Gatesville ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Gatesville (population 16,388, 183rd largest) ranks 76th for painting days, 6 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 198 miles southeast. 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 Gatesville Municipal Airport (3.5 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.