When to paint a house exterior in Jacksonville, TX
When to paint in Jacksonville, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is March to May, with 5 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 23 painting days. Book a painter by January.
If you want the house done in March to May, call for quotes in January 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, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 4Jan
- 7Feb
- 13Mar
- 20Apr
- 23May
- 9Jun
- 4Jul
- 2Aug
- 14Sep
- 23Oct
- 9Nov
- 5Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4 | 3 | 16 | 39° / 58°F |
| February | 7 | 5 | 18 | 45° / 65°F |
| March | 13 | 12 | 24 | 51° / 72°F |
| April | 20 | 15 | 26 | 56° / 77°F |
| May | 23 | 17 | 23 | 65° / 84°F |
| June | 9 | 5 | 9 | 72° / 91°F |
| July | 4 | 2 | 4 | 74° / 94°F |
| August | 2 | 2 | 2 | 75° / 95°F |
| September | 14 | 14 | 14 | 69° / 90°F |
| October | 23 | 22 | 26 | 59° / 81°F |
| November | 9 | 9 | 22 | 49° / 69°F |
| December | 5 | 5 | 19 | 44° / 62°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 71 days a year here.
Towns near Jacksonville compared
6 get 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 Jacksonville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler, TX | 25 mi north | 95 | April to May | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport |
| Palestine, TX | 26 mi southwest | 95 | April to May | Palestine Municipal Airport |
| Henderson, TX | 31 mi northeast | 77 | May | Rusk County Airport |
| Athens, TX | 37 mi northwest | 95 | April to May | Tyler Pounds Regional Airport |
| Kilgore, TX | 38 mi northeast | 83 | April to May | East Texas Regional Airport |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 43 mi southeast | 69 | October | A L Mangham Jr Rgnl Airport |
How Jacksonville ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Jacksonville (population 14,639, 199th largest) ranks 25th for painting days, 43 days above the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 159 miles south. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 71 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Cherokee County Airport (6.9 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.