When to paint a house exterior in Hereford, TX
When to paint in Hereford, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is September, and even that is thin, with 0 good months a year. The best month is September, at about 11 painting days. Book a painter by July.
If you want the house done in September, call for quotes in July or earlier; a job pushed past September is likely to wait until next year. For a deck, the months with enough staining days to spare are Sep, Oct.
- under 1Jan
- 1Feb
- 2Mar
- 4Apr
- 5May
- 4Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 11Sep
- 6Oct
- 1Nov
- under 1Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | under 1 | under 1 | 3 | 25° / 57°F |
| February | 1 | 1 | 6 | 27° / 63°F |
| March | 2 | 1 | 13 | 36° / 71°F |
| April | 4 | 4 | 19 | 42° / 77°F |
| May | 5 | 2 | 13 | 53° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 2 | 4 | 64° / 94°F |
| July | 3 | 2 | 3 | 67° / 96°F |
| August | 3 | 1 | 3 | 65° / 95°F |
| September | 11 | 9 | 13 | 59° / 89°F |
| October | 6 | 5 | 19 | 46° / 78°F |
| November | 1 | 1 | 10 | 35° / 66°F |
| December | under 1 | under 1 | 6 | 29° / 60°F |
Deck stain does best in September. Low-temperature paint adds about 72 days a year here.
Towns near Hereford compared
3 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Plainview (55 a year, 58 miles southeast). 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 Hereford | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon, TX | 30 mi northeast | 41 | May to June | Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport |
| Amarillo, TX | 41 mi northeast | 41 | May to June | Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport |
| Clovis, NM | 52 mi southwest | 46 | September | Clovis Municipal Airport |
| Plainview, TX | 58 mi southeast | 55 | September | Hale County Airport |
| Portales, NM | 70 mi southwest | 42 | September | Cannon Air Force Base Airport |
| Dumas, TX | 76 mi north | 46 | May to June | Moore County Airport |
How Hereford ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Hereford (population 14,860, 197th largest) ranks 251st for painting days, 49 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 554 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 72 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Hereford Municipal Airport (4.3 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.