When to paint a house exterior in Georgetown, TX
When to paint in Georgetown, 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 April, 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.
- 3Jan
- 6Feb
- 13Mar
- 16Apr
- 14May
- 5Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 16Oct
- 11Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 14 | 39° / 63°F |
| February | 6 | 5 | 14 | 43° / 67°F |
| March | 13 | 10 | 22 | 52° / 74°F |
| April | 16 | 11 | 22 | 58° / 80°F |
| May | 14 | 7 | 14 | 66° / 86°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 73° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 7 | 6 | 7 | 70° / 92°F |
| October | 16 | 15 | 19 | 59° / 83°F |
| November | 11 | 10 | 20 | 50° / 71°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 15 | 44° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 57 days a year here.
Towns near Georgetown compared
5 get fewer, down to 91 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. Round Rock is read from the same station as Georgetown, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Georgetown | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Rock, TX | 10 mi south | 97 | March to May | same station |
| Leander, TX | 12 mi southwest | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
| Liberty Hill, TX | 12 mi west | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
| Hutto, TX | 13 mi southeast | 91 | March to May | Austin Executive Airport |
| Cedar Park, TX | 13 mi southwest | 91 | March to April | Lago Vista Rusty Allen Airport |
| Pflugerville, TX | 16 mi south | 91 | March to May | Austin Executive Airport |
How Georgetown ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Georgetown (population 101,344, 43rd largest) ranks 70th for painting days, 8 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 168 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 Georgetown Municipal Airport (1.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.