When to paint a house exterior in Glenn Heights, TX
When to paint in Glenn Heights, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by March.
If you want the house done in May, call for quotes in March 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 Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 9Mar
- 11Apr
- 13May
- 4Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 14Oct
- 6Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 10 | 37° / 58°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 12 | 41° / 64°F |
| March | 9 | 7 | 17 | 49° / 71°F |
| April | 11 | 10 | 17 | 55° / 77°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 14 | 64° / 84°F |
| June | 4 | 3 | 4 | 71° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 96°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74° / 96°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68° / 91°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 18 | 57° / 81°F |
| November | 6 | 6 | 15 | 48° / 69°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 13 | 42° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Glenn Heights compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in DeSoto (94 a year, 3 miles north). 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. Midlothian is read from the same station as Glenn Heights, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Glenn Heights | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto, TX | 3 mi north | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
| Red Oak, TX | 5 mi southeast | 75 | April to May | Lancaster Airport |
| Lancaster, TX | 6 mi northeast | 75 | April to May | Lancaster Airport |
| Cedar Hill, TX | 6 mi west | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
| Duncanville, TX | 7 mi northwest | 94 | April to May | Dallas Executive Airport |
| Midlothian, TX | 10 mi southwest | 76 | May | same station |
How Glenn Heights ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Glenn Heights (population 19,752, 155th largest) ranks 194th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 224 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mid-Way Regional Airport (7.4 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.