When to paint a house exterior in Grapevine, TX
When to paint in Grapevine, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is April, with 2 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 14 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April, call for quotes in February or earlier; a job pushed past April 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.
- 1Jan
- 3Feb
- 8Mar
- 13Apr
- 11May
- 2Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 6Sep
- 14Oct
- 8Nov
- 3Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 1 | 10 | 35° / 61°F |
| February | 3 | 1 | 12 | 38° / 65°F |
| March | 8 | 6 | 19 | 48° / 74°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 20 | 54° / 80°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 12 | 64° / 86°F |
| June | 2 | 1 | 2 | 73° / 94°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 98°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 6 | 6 | 6 | 70° / 92°F |
| October | 14 | 14 | 18 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 20 | 47° / 71°F |
| December | 3 | 3 | 17 | 40° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 65 days a year here.
Towns near Grapevine compared
1 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Trophy Club (85 a year, 7 miles northwest). 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. Southlake, Colleyville, Coppell, Euless, Bedford are read from the same station as Grapevine, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Grapevine | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southlake, TX | 4 mi west | 72 | April | same station |
| Colleyville, TX | 5 mi southwest | 72 | April | same station |
| Coppell, TX | 5 mi east | 72 | April | same station |
| Euless, TX | 6 mi south | 72 | April | same station |
| Trophy Club, TX | 7 mi northwest | 85 | April to May | Fort Worth Alliance Airport |
| Bedford, TX | 7 mi southwest | 72 | April | same station |
How Grapevine ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Grapevine (population 51,320, 74th largest) ranks 216th for painting days, 17 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 254 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 65 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Dallas/Fort Worth International (4.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.