When to paint a house exterior in Kerrville, TX
When to paint in Kerrville, TX
A short season: book early and expect weather delays. The painting window is October, with 1 good month a year. The best month is October, at about 13 painting days. Book a painter by August.
If you want the house done in October, call for quotes in August or earlier; a job pushed past October 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.
- 2Jan
- 4Feb
- 10Mar
- 11Apr
- 10May
- 4Jun
- 2Jul
- 1Aug
- 5Sep
- 13Oct
- 7Nov
- 2Dec
Month by month
| Month | Painting days | Staining days | With low-temp paint | Avg low / high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 2 | 9 | 36° / 64°F |
| February | 4 | 4 | 12 | 41° / 68°F |
| March | 10 | 9 | 18 | 49° / 74°F |
| April | 11 | 6 | 17 | 55° / 80°F |
| May | 10 | 7 | 11 | 64° / 86°F |
| June | 4 | 1 | 4 | 70° / 92°F |
| July | 2 | 1 | 2 | 72° / 95°F |
| August | 1 | under 1 | 1 | 72° / 96°F |
| September | 5 | 5 | 6 | 66° / 91°F |
| October | 13 | 11 | 18 | 56° / 83°F |
| November | 7 | 7 | 16 | 47° / 71°F |
| December | 2 | 2 | 10 | 39° / 66°F |
Deck stain does best in October. Low-temperature paint adds about 54 days a year here.
Towns near Kerrville compared
6 of the 6 nearest places get more painting days, the most in Fredericksburg (103 a year, 22 miles northeast). 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 Kerrville | Painting days a year | Window | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericksburg, TX | 22 mi northeast | 103 | April to May | Gillespie County |
| Boerne, TX | 30 mi southeast | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Fair Oaks Ranch, TX | 36 mi southeast | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Helotes, TX | 42 mi southeast | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
| Leon Valley, TX | 49 mi southeast | 89 | March to April | Lackland Air Force Base (Kell |
| San Antonio, TX | 54 mi southeast | 85 | March to April | San Antonio International Air |
How Kerrville ranks in TX
Of 252 TX places with 10,000 people or more, Kerrville (population 25,141, 130th largest) ranks 223rd for painting days, 19 days below the state median of 89. The longest season in the state is Pasadena, 177 days, 240 miles east. 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 Krvl Municipal/Luis Shrer Fd Airport (4.8 miles away), 2015 to 2024, NOAA Global Summary of the Day. A month is good at 12+ painting days and possible at 6+.