When to paint a house exterior in Keller, TX
When to paint in Keller, TX
A normal season: plan the job, do not leave it late. The painting window is April to May, with 3 good months a year. The best month is October, at about 15 painting days. Book a painter by February.
If you want the house done in April to May, call for quotes in February 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, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
- 3Jan
- 5Feb
- 10Mar
- 15Apr
- 13May
- 3Jun
- 1Jul
- 1Aug
- 7Sep
- 15Oct
- 8Nov
- 4Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | 13 | 36° / 59°F |
| February | 5 | 4 | 13 | 39° / 63°F |
| March | 10 | 9 | 19 | 49° / 72°F |
| April | 15 | 13 | 21 | 55° / 78°F |
| May | 13 | 10 | 14 | 64° / 85°F |
| June | 3 | 2 | 3 | 73° / 93°F |
| July | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 77° / 98°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 76° / 98°F |
| September | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69° / 91°F |
| October | 15 | 15 | 19 | 58° / 82°F |
| November | 8 | 8 | 19 | 47° / 69°F |
| December | 4 | 4 | 16 | 41° / 63°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 60 days a year here.
Towns near Keller compared
2 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Watauga (89 a year, 5 miles south); 2 get fewer, down to 72 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. Trophy Club, Roanoke are read from the same station as Keller, so their numbers match; the real difference is the distance from that station.
| Place | From Keller | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watauga, TX | 5 mi south | 89 | April to May | Fort Worth Meacham International Airport |
| Southlake, TX | 5 mi east | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
| North Richland Hills, TX | 5 mi south | 89 | April to May | Fort Worth Meacham International Airport |
| Trophy Club, TX | 5 mi northeast | 85 | April to May | same station |
| Colleyville, TX | 5 mi southeast | 72 | April | Dallas/Fort Worth International |
| Roanoke, TX | 6 mi north | 85 | April to May | same station |
How Keller ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Keller (population 46,643, 80th largest) ranks 150th for painting days, 4 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 257 miles southeast. The shortest is Town of Pecos at 38. Switching to low-temperature paint here is worth 60 extra days, more than most of the summer months on their own.
Where these numbers come from
Daily records from Fort Worth Alliance Airport (6.1 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.