When to paint a house exterior in Henderson, TX
When to paint in Henderson, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is May, with 1 good month a year. The best month is May, 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.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 9Mar
- 11Apr
- 14May
- 5Jun
- 2Jul
- 2Aug
- 7Sep
- 11Oct
- 5Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 61°F |
| February | 5 | 3 | 10 | 42° / 64°F |
| March | 9 | 7 | 18 | 50° / 73°F |
| April | 11 | 8 | 17 | 55° / 78°F |
| May | 14 | 7 | 15 | 65° / 85°F |
| June | 5 | 3 | 5 | 72° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | under 1 | 2 | 74° / 95°F |
| August | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74° / 96°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 68° / 90°F |
| October | 11 | 9 | 17 | 57° / 82°F |
| November | 5 | 5 | 14 | 47° / 70°F |
| December | 4 | 3 | 11 | 43° / 64°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 51 days a year here.
Towns near Henderson compared
5 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Jacksonville (132 a year, 31 miles southwest); 1 gets fewer, down to 69 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.
| Place | From Henderson | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilgore, TX | 17 mi north | 83 | April to May | East Texas Regional Airport |
| Longview, TX | 25 mi north | 83 | April to May | East Texas Regional Airport |
| Jacksonville, TX | 31 mi southwest | 132 | March to May | Cherokee County Airport |
| Tyler, TX | 32 mi west | 95 | April to May | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport |
| Marshall, TX | 37 mi northeast | 96 | April to May | Harrison County Airport |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 39 mi south | 69 | October | A L Mangham Jr Rgnl Airport |
How Henderson ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Henderson (population 13,485, 208th largest) ranks 189th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 174 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 51 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Rusk County Airport (3.2 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.