When to paint a house exterior in Hewitt, TX
When to paint in Hewitt, 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 13 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 Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 2Jan
- 5Feb
- 11Mar
- 13Apr
- 11May
- 3Jun
- under 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 13Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 11 | 37° / 61°F |
| February | 5 | 5 | 13 | 41° / 65°F |
| March | 11 | 10 | 20 | 50° / 73°F |
| April | 13 | 11 | 19 | 56° / 79°F |
| May | 11 | 7 | 12 | 65° / 86°F |
| June | 3 | 1 | 3 | 72° / 94°F |
| July | under 1 | under 1 | under 1 | 75° / 99°F |
| August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75° / 98°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 5 | 69° / 92°F |
| October | 13 | 12 | 17 | 59° / 84°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 17 | 49° / 70°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 13 | 42° / 65°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Hewitt compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Bellmead (129 a year, 12 miles northeast); 1 gets fewer, down to 61 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. Robinson is read from the same station as Hewitt, so its numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Hewitt | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson, TX | 4 mi east | 77 | April | same station |
| Waco, TX | 7 mi north | 61 | March to May | Waco Regional Airport |
| Bellmead, TX | 12 mi northeast | 129 | March to May | Tstc Waco |
| Temple, TX | 27 mi southwest | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Belton, TX | 32 mi southwest | 77 | April to May | Draughon-Miller Cntrl Tx Rgnl |
| Gatesville, TX | 33 mi west | 95 | March to May | Gatesville Municipal Airport |
How Hewitt ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Hewitt (population 16,749, 179th largest) ranks 190th for painting days, 12 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 174 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 54 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Mc Gregor Executive Airport (7.6 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.