When to paint a house exterior in Harlingen, TX
When to paint in Harlingen, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is February to April, with 4 good months a year. The best month is March, at about 16 painting days. Book a painter by December.
If you want the house done in February to April, call for quotes in December 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 Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 9Jan
- 12Feb
- 16Mar
- 15Apr
- 5May
- 1Jun
- under 1Jul
- under 1Aug
- 2Sep
- 9Oct
- 16Nov
- 11Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 | 9 | 19 | 51° / 73°F |
| February | 12 | 11 | 18 | 54° / 77°F |
| March | 16 | 15 | 18 | 62° / 83°F |
| April | 15 | 11 | 15 | 67° / 87°F |
| May | 5 | 3 | 5 | 73° / 92°F |
| June | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 75° / 95°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 96°F |
| August | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 2 | 2 | 2 | 73° / 94°F |
| October | 9 | 9 | 11 | 66° / 88°F |
| November | 16 | 16 | 18 | 60° / 81°F |
| December | 11 | 11 | 19 | 55° / 76°F |
Deck stain does best in November. Low-temperature paint adds about 28 days a year here.
Towns near Harlingen compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Mercedes (109 a year, 14 miles west). 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. San Benito, Raymondville are read from the same station as Harlingen, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Harlingen | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Benito, TX | 5 mi southeast | 96 | February to April | same station |
| Mercedes, TX | 14 mi west | 109 | February to April | Mid Valley Airport |
| Weslaco, TX | 18 mi west | 109 | February to April | Mid Valley Airport |
| Brownsville, TX | 19 mi southeast | 98 | March to April | Brownsville/S Padre Island In |
| Raymondville, TX | 20 mi north | 96 | February to April | same station |
| Donna, TX | 21 mi west | 109 | February to April | Mid Valley Airport |
How Harlingen ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Harlingen (population 72,234, 57th largest) ranks 72nd for painting days, 7 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 285 miles northeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Low-temperature paint only adds 28 days here, so the season is set by heat, rain or dew rather than cold nights.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Valley International Airport (3.7 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.