When to paint a house exterior in Harker Heights, TX
When to paint in Harker Heights, 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 15 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 12Mar
- 15Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 15Oct
- 10Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 13 | 39° / 62°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 13 | 42° / 66°F |
| March | 12 | 10 | 20 | 51° / 74°F |
| April | 15 | 11 | 20 | 57° / 80°F |
| May | 13 | 8 | 13 | 65° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 72° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 97°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 19 | 58° / 83°F |
| November | 10 | 10 | 19 | 49° / 71°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 15 | 43° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 56 days a year here.
Towns near Harker Heights compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Georgetown (97 a year, 27 miles south); 2 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. Killeen is read from the same station as Harker Heights, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Harker Heights | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeen, TX | 5 mi west | 88 | April to May | same station |
| Belton, TX | 10 mi east | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Temple, TX | 15 mi east | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Copperas Cove, TX | 17 mi west | 92 | April to May | Robert Gray Aff Airport |
| Georgetown, TX | 27 mi south | 97 | March to May | Georgetown Municipal Airport |
| Gatesville, TX | 27 mi north | 95 | March to May | Gatesville Municipal Airport |
How Harker Heights ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Harker Heights (population 35,263, 106th largest) ranks 137th for painting days, 1 day below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 177 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 56 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Killeen Municipal Airport (2.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.